Open AccessThe adoption of “like” and “not like” usage by Saudi international students at a US University
Author(s) -
Khalid Ahmad Siddiq
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indonesian jelt
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2655-1977
pISSN - 0216-1281
DOI - 10.25170/ijelt.v12i2.1476
Subject(s) - linguistics , phenomenon , process (computing) , computer science , first language , feature (linguistics) , natural (archaeology) , natural language , american english , psychology , history , natural language processing , philosophy , physics , archaeology , quantum mechanics , operating system
Language change has been a very natural phenomenon throughout the history. Languages adapt, acquire, add, or ultimately quite sadly they extinct. In current study’s case, language user acquired, adapt, add features from the source if they spent time and interact with the native speakers of a language and L2 speaker while immersed in the target language culture and linguistic environment. Therefore, it is inevitable to ignore the native feature acquisition process. The current study primarily aimed to look into the adoption and usage of English particle like as a discourse or pragmatic marker by Saudi female students at an American university in the United States. The results show that the length of the participants stay in the US and the amount of interaction with the American English users have largely influenced their usage of loose language and gap-filler “like” in their spoken English.