Dr. Valerie Fridland, Professor of Linguistics at the University of Nevada, Reno, discusses her new book Like, Literally, Dude: Arguing for the Good in Bad English. Dr. Fridland demonstrates the deep cultural and historical significance of speech patterns that are initially resisted before becoming widely accepted.
https://valeriefridland.com
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/language-in-the-wild
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