English Language Studies

Or is it even possible? The answer is complicated:
https://theconversation.com/do-accents-disappear-192548?fbclid=IwAR3EDIgIcS_eyd2AgoFV9azJx25lKmW_x-UsUdSGq0vnSiMSIycZTwnmNGM

And what about “sir”?
https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/12/us/maam-sir-polarizing-words-cec

https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/word-of-the-year

https://languages.oup.com/word-of-the-year/

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/parentese-is-truly-a-lingua-franca-finds-global-study/articleshow/93098906.cms

Judges and lawyers are making use of linguistic corpora in court cases, but it’s not clear that they know how to use them correctly:

https://www.theverge.com/2022/6/7/23153218/legal-corpus-linguistics-mask-mandate-judges

Here is a thoughtful article about “like”:

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/may/15/why-do-people-like-say-like-so-much-in-praise-of-an-underappreciated-word?CMP=share_btn_link

This article makes the — pretty obvious — point that hesitation markers and “fillers” serve an important conversational purpose:

Filler Words and Floor Holders: The Sounds Our Thoughts Make