1976 - 3 Benefits of 'Like' with Linguist Valerie Fridland

The podcast features Valerie Friedland, a linguist and author, discussing her book on modern English speech. Valerie shares her journey into linguistics, influenced by her southern accent and challenges in learning Chinese. The discussion focuses on misconceptions about the word 'like' and its various functions in English, such as a discourse marker, approximating adverbial, and quotative. Valerie emphasizes the positive aspects of these speech features and provides insights into her book and blog.

What is the title of Valerie Friedland's book?

• Like, Literally, Dude

• Modern English Speech

• The Good in Bad English

• Language in the Wild

What almost derailed Valerie's career plans in college?

• Her interest in linguistics

• Her dislike for Chinese language

• Her professor's advice

• Her Southern accent

What subject did Valerie initially plan to major in?

• Chinese

• Linguistics

• English

• Psychology

What course at Georgetown University influenced Valerie's career path?

• English Literature

• Advanced Chinese

• Social Linguistics

• Historical Linguistics

What is a common misconception about the word 'like'?

• It has no meaningful function

• It is only used in American English

• It is a recent addition to English

• It is only used as a verb

Which function of 'like' is used to approximate or estimate?

• Approximating adverbial

• Discourse marker

• Quotative like

• Sentential adverbial

What is the purpose of 'like' as a sentential adverbial?

• To replace the word 'about'

• To express internal thoughts

• To introduce a direct quote

• To link sentences and provide a subjective take

What is the role of 'like' as a quotative verb?

• To introduce internal dialogue or subjective takes

• To replace the word 'said'

• To express exact quotes

• To indicate uncertainty

What does Valerie's book explore?

• The role of linguistics in education

• The evolution of Southern accents

• The history of English language

• Misconceptions about modern English speech

Where can readers find more information about Valerie's work?

• Her podcast

• Her YouTube channel

• Her online course

• Her blog on Psychology Today