Language A to Z.  Episode 12,  L for Like. 

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<br/><br/> Title from title frames.  Film  In Process Record. 
<br/><br/>John McWhorter 
<br/><br/> Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2020. 
<br/><br/> Turn now to a topic linguists get asked about a lot: the use of "like" in conversation among young people. As Professor McWhorter reveals, this popular pet peeve is actually a highly ritualized form of acting and a perfect example of pragmatic particles, which convey attitudes toward what's being said. 
<br/><br/><br/>Mode of access: World Wide Web. 
<br/><br/><br/>In English 
<br/><br/><label>Publisher. No.: </label>13413205  Kanopy 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Anthropology.<br/>Linguistics.<br/>History, Ancient.<br/>Second language acquisition.<br/>History, Modern.<br/>Sociology.<br/>Foreign study.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Education films.