This study examines the pragmatic properties of discourse-functional like (N = 70) within segment SBC0001 of the Santa Barbara Corpus (SBC; Du Bois, 2000). Descriptive distributional results reveal that like most frequently occurred as a macro-structural Clause/Utterance Linker ([LINK], 41.4%) for floor-holding and cognitive planning. Focus Markers ([FOCUS], 24.3%) and Quotative Markers ([QUOT], 21.4%) follow as key devices for highlighting information salience and framing constructed dialogue or somatic enactments, while Approximators ([APPROX], 10.0%) and Exemplifiers ([EXEMP], 2.9%) serve as specialized scalar hedges and illustrative markers. Qualitative evidence demonstrates that these functions systematically map onto distinct syntactic environments. Far from representing vocal noise, like operates as a vital interactional resource balancing cognitive processing demands with dynamic stance-taking in natural discourse.
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Ⅰ. INTRODUCTION Ⅱ. THEORETICAL BACKGROUND A. Sociolinguistic and Functional Foundations of Quotative Like B. Quotative Variation, Production Format, and Narrative Stance Ⅲ. DATA AND METHODOLOGY A. Target Corpus and Data Extraction Procedure B. Analytical Framework and Contextual Properties of SBC0001 Ⅳ. DESCRIPTIVE DISTRIBUTIONAL ANALYSIS: DISTRIBUTION AND TAXONOMY A. Distributional Overview of Like as a Discourse Marker B. Structural Syntactic Distribution and Pragmatic Characteristics Ⅴ. QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS AND DISCOURSE FUNCTIONS A. Macro-Structural and Interactional Functions B. Micro-Structural, Narrative, and Pragmatic Functions Ⅵ. CONCLUSION References Abstract