2023-05-23
29 分钟In this podcast episode, Valerie Fridland explains the meaning we all ascribe to these words and how to use them in your communication.
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When we think about the words we use, we tend to focus on making sure we communicate our meaning.
But in fact, communicating information about our relationship, our connection, might be even more important.
I'm Matt Abrahams and I teach strategic communication at Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Welcome to think fast, talk smart, the podcast.
Today, I look forward to speaking with Valerie Friedland.
Valerie is a professor of sociolinguistics at the University of Nevada in Reno.
She is an expert on the relationship between language and society and recently released her new book entitled like literally, dude, arguing for the good in bad English.
Welcome, Valerie.
I am super excited to dive into our conversation today.
Well, thanks, Matt.
I'm really excited to talk with you.
Great.
And I love that I just get to say, dude, like I used to say, growing up in northern California near Santa Cruz, I'd like to get started with a high level question.
What is the purpose of language and how does it relate to and reveal who we are?