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.

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