{"product_id":"words-out-gay-mens-english-9780816622535","title":"Words Out  Gay Mens English","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction - 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.","brand":"University of Minnesota Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405935812951,"sku":"9780816622535","price":19.94,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780816622535.jpg?v=1730493963","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/words-out-gay-mens-english-9780816622535","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}