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ANG G32 Introduction Like Literally Dude Questions
ANG G32 Introduction Like Literally Dude Questions
ANG G32 Introduction Like Literally Dude Questions
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Introduction to Like, Literally, Dude
Answer the following questions. You may brainstorm in pairs, but you must each hand in your own
answers under “travaux” using your own words.
1. How does the author define sociolinguistics? Describe how she connects her definition
to the word “what”?
2. What is Fridland’s central thesis (what she is writing about and why)?
5. What are “familiar speech habits” and why do people adopt them?
6. Use the “Analyzing Essays” document on Lea to help you identify one technique or
device used by Fridland between pages 1-26. Quote an example with a page number
(MLA format) and discuss its effectiveness.