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Pluijm, Sanne van der (2025)

Sounding Like a Girl: A Critical Analysis of How Like became Unlikeable

Bachelor thesis | Engelse taal en cultuur (BA)
A small study and literature review on how and why pragmatic particle 'like' and quotative 'be like' became stigmatized and negatively associated with gender, specifically women.
LIKE
Linguistics
sociolinguistics
gender bias
Author
Pluijm, Sanne van der
Faculty
Faculty of Humanities
Supervisors

Dr. A. K. Lipták
Dr. E. D. Botma

ECTS Credits
10
Language
en