Word's Out : Gay Men's English /

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Do gay men communicate with each other differently than they do with straight people? If they do, how is "gay men's English" different from "straight English"? In Word's Out, William Leap addresses these questions in an entertaining account that looks at gay men's...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Leap, William
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Minneapolis, Minn. : University of Minnesota Press, 1996.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Gay men > Language.
English language > Social aspects.
English language > Slang.
Americanisms.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > General.
Anglais (Langue) > États-Unis > Argot.
Anglais (Langue) > États-Unis > Idiotismes.
Gay men > United States > Language.
English language > United States > Slang.
English language > Social aspects > United States.
United States.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Do gay men communicate with each other differently than they do with straight people? If they do, how is "gay men's English" different from "straight English"? In Word's Out, William Leap addresses these questions in an entertaining account that looks at gay men's English as a cultural and a linguistic phenomenon.
Physical Description:1 online resource (208 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780816685073

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