Until Recently, gay and lesbian communication has been characterized as gender-oriented dialects, secret codes or specialized argots and imitations or paraphrases of heterosexual discourse. This collection of fifteen essays by linguists, anthropologists and historians moves beyond previous studies and pursues new directions in exploring lesbian/gay discourse as comprised of distinct and independently developed linguistic constructions. It examines specific instances of language use, surveying the range of discourse skills which enable gay men and Lesbians to make use of these "dialects" when they talk amongst themselves and to others. By emphasing that there are indeed gay/lesbian languages, this collection draws attention not only to their distinctiveness, but also to their cultural and sociological significance in gay and lesbian life.
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This [book] opens an entirely new field in Gay/Lesbian Studies. There is nothing else like it. It marks a significant departure in the way the making of Gay/Lesbian communities is studied.
–Randolph Trumbach of Baruch College, CUNY, New York
–Randolph Trumbach of Baruch College, CUNY, New York
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The first phone conversation occurred on 10 March 1876 in the Boston home of Alexander Graham Bell: this historic event foreshadows many of the later uses of the telephone. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
African American, North American, New York, United States, Anglo North America, Ladies of Harley, San Francisco, Latin America, The Herald, Gay Pride Parade, Old Town, Miss Thing, Judith Butler, Peel Street, The Numbers Line, Tita Aida, Mexico City, Indian Ocean, Third World, Tita Imee, Tropical Room, White House New!
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The first phone conversation occurred on 10 March 1876 in the Boston home of Alexander Graham Bell: this historic event foreshadows many of the later uses of the telephone. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
African American, North American, New York, United States, Anglo North America, Ladies of Harley, San Francisco, Latin America, The Herald, Gay Pride Parade, Old Town, Miss Thing, Judith Butler, Peel Street, The Numbers Line, Tita Aida, Mexico City, Indian Ocean, Third World, Tita Imee, Tropical Room, White House New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir on page 324, page 328, and Back Matter
- The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir on page 324, page 328, and Back Matter
- Modern Homosexualities: Fragments of Lesbian and Gay Experiences by Ken Plummer in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Out in the World by Neil Miller on page 152, and Back Matter
- Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches (Crossing Press Feminist Series) by Geraldine Audre Lorde on page 328, and Back Matter
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- Run For The Wall: Remembering Vietnam on a Motorcycle Pilgrimage by Raymond J. Michalowski in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Speaking in Queer Tongues: Globalization and Gay Language by William L. Leap on page 44, and page 71
- Harley-Davidson and Philosophy: Full-Throttle Aristotle (Popular Culture and Philosophy) by Bernard E. Rollin on page 177
- Two-Spirit People: Native American Gender Identity, Sexuality, and Spirituality by Sue-Ellen Jacobs on page 140
- The Translation Studies Reader by Lawrence Venuti in Back Matter
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