sociolinguistic studies on like

[clements]

Does anyone know of sociolinguistic studies on 'like', especially taking
into consideration gender and frequency of use?


Clancy

On Wed, 18 Feb 2004, Carlos M Nash wrote:

> As a follow up to Suzanne's e-mail, I think
> she meant the following.
>
> Like Is, like, Focus
> Robert Underhill
> American Speech, Vol. 63, No. 3. (Autumn, 1988), pp. 234-246.
>
> --
>
> Cheers,
> Carlos
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> Carlos M Nash, BA and MA in Linguistics (Rice University)
> PhD student in Linguistics (UCSB)
> carlosn at alumni.rice.edu
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> 'Infamy! Infamy! They've all got it in for me!'
> Kenneth Williams as Julius Caesar in _Carry on Cleo_.
>
>

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