Queerly phrased : language, gender, and sexuality
Anna Livia (Editor), Kira Hall (Editor)
This text examines the relationship between language and the construction of gender and sexuality. The contributors draw on traditional models of language analyses as well as developments in queer theory to show how language plays a crucial role in the creation of culture and its representation
1 online resource (xix, 460 pages) : illustrations
9780195355772, 9781423759201, 9781602561205, 9780195104707, 9781280452635, 9786610452637, 1423759206, 0195355776, 1602561206, 0195104706, 1280452633, 6610452636
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Contributors; INTRODUCTION; "It's a Girl!": Bringing Performativity Back to Linguistics; I: LIMINAL LEXICALITY; 1. Two Lavender Issues for Linguists; 2. The Elusive Bisexual: Social Categorization and Lexico-Semantic Change; 3. Lexical Variation in the Deaf Community Relating to Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Signs; 4. The Color of His Eyes: Polari and the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence; 5. Pots and Pans: Identification of Queer Japanese in Terms of Discrimination; 6. Talking about Feygelekh: A Queer Male Representation in Jewish American Speech