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This work looks at gay men's English as a cultural and a linguistic phenomenon. Examining a variety of material, including interviews and discussions with gay men, newspapers and magazines, the text focuses on the linguistic practices of gay men in their everyday lives.

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Introduction - studying gay men's English; can there be gay discourse without gay language?; gay English as co-operative discourse; ensuring co-operative discourse; exaggeration, turn taking, pauses and terminals; the risk outside - gay English, "suspect gays", and heterosexuals; bathroom graffiti, songs about cities, and "queer" reference; language, risk and space in a health club locker room; gay English in a "desert of nothing" - language and gay socialization; gay English and the language of AIDS; conclusion - gay English, authenticity and performative effect.

Words Out Gay Mens English

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      Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 02/02/1996
      ISBN13: 9780816622535, 978-0816622535
      ISBN10: 0816622531

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This work looks at gay men's English as a cultural and a linguistic phenomenon. Examining a variety of material, including interviews and discussions with gay men, newspapers and magazines, the text focuses on the linguistic practices of gay men in their everyday lives.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction - studying gay men's English; can there be gay discourse without gay language?; gay English as co-operative discourse; ensuring co-operative discourse; exaggeration, turn taking, pauses and terminals; the risk outside - gay English, "suspect gays", and heterosexuals; bathroom graffiti, songs about cities, and "queer" reference; language, risk and space in a health club locker room; gay English in a "desert of nothing" - language and gay socialization; gay English and the language of AIDS; conclusion - gay English, authenticity and performative effect.

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