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Polari-- the lost language of gay men /
Polari is a secret form of language mainly used by homosexual men in London and other cities during the twentieth century. Derived in part from the slang lexicons of numerous stigmatised and itinerant groups, Polari was also a means of socialising, acting out camp performances and reconstructing a s...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2002.
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| Colección: | Routledge studies in linguistics ;
1. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Polari is a secret form of language mainly used by homosexual men in London and other cities during the twentieth century. Derived in part from the slang lexicons of numerous stigmatised and itinerant groups, Polari was also a means of socialising, acting out camp performances and reconstructing a shared gay identity and worldview among its speakers. This book examines the ways in which Polari was used in order to construct 'gay identities', linking its evolution to the changing status of gay men and lesbians in the UK over the past fifty years. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (215 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 200-208) and index. |
| ISBN: | 020316704X 9780203167045 9786610069026 6610069026 9780203282397 0203282396 |