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@article{ART002138012},
author={Yu, Kyong Ae},
title={A Corpus-Based Comparison of Would/'d Like To and Should Like To},
journal={The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea},
issn={1226-4822},
year={2016},
volume={24},
number={2},
pages={109-134},
doi={10.14353/sjk.2016.24.2.05}

TY - JOUR
AU - Yu, Kyong Ae
TI - A Corpus-Based Comparison of Would/'d Like To and Should Like To
JO - The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea
PY - 2016
VL - 24
IS - 2
PB - The Sociolinguistic Society Of Korea
SP - 109
EP - 134
SN - 1226-4822
AB - Although should implies obligation or necessity and would indicates undecided desire or intention, the phrases would/'d like to and should like to do not differ semantically, except that should like to is used in written British style. This paper investigates the two expressions synchronically and diachronically in corpora, namely the COHA, COCA, GloWbE, BYU-BNC, and BNCweb. Historically, should like to was more frequent before the 1850s, but has almost disappeared from American English in the 20th and 21st centuries. Following American English, should like to has almost perished in the Inner, Outer and Expanding Circles of English. It was overtaken by would/'d like to, which flourished until the 1970s, and has subsequently decreased in use, despite remaining common in contemporary English. Filling the gap, would/'d love to has increased in use over time. The paper discusses would/'d love to as a popular expression in the future.
KW - would/should like/love to;corpus-based study;synchronic/diachronic study
DO - 10.14353/sjk.2016.24.2.05
ER -

Yu, Kyong Ae. (2016). A Corpus-Based Comparison of Would/'d Like To and Should Like To. The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea, 24(2), 109-134.

Yu, Kyong Ae. 2016, "A Corpus-Based Comparison of Would/'d Like To and Should Like To", The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea, vol.24, no.2 pp.109-134. Available from: doi:10.14353/sjk.2016.24.2.05

Yu, Kyong Ae "A Corpus-Based Comparison of Would/'d Like To and Should Like To" The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea 24.2 pp.109-134 (2016) : 109.

Yu, Kyong Ae. A Corpus-Based Comparison of Would/'d Like To and Should Like To. 2016; 24(2), 109-134. Available from: doi:10.14353/sjk.2016.24.2.05

Yu, Kyong Ae. "A Corpus-Based Comparison of Would/'d Like To and Should Like To" The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea 24, no.2 (2016) : 109-134.doi: 10.14353/sjk.2016.24.2.05

Yu, Kyong Ae. A Corpus-Based Comparison of Would/'d Like To and Should Like To. The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea, 24(2), 109-134. doi: 10.14353/sjk.2016.24.2.05

Yu, Kyong Ae. A Corpus-Based Comparison of Would/'d Like To and Should Like To. The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea. 2016; 24(2) 109-134. doi: 10.14353/sjk.2016.24.2.05

Yu, Kyong Ae. A Corpus-Based Comparison of Would/'d Like To and Should Like To. 2016; 24(2), 109-134. Available from: doi:10.14353/sjk.2016.24.2.05

Yu, Kyong Ae. "A Corpus-Based Comparison of Would/'d Like To and Should Like To" The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea 24, no.2 (2016) : 109-134.doi: 10.14353/sjk.2016.24.2.05