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.
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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.
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Title
Queerly phrased.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Gays-- Language.
Language and languages-- Sex differences.
Homosexuels-- Langage.
Langage et langues-- Différences entre sexes.
Gays-- Language.
Geschlechtsidentität
Homoseksuelen.
Homosexualität
Homosexuels-- Langage.
Langage et langues-- Différences entre sexes.
Language and languages-- Sex differences.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES-- Alphabets & Writing Systems.