Public discourses of gay men / Paul Baker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baker, Paul, 1972-

Series:

Routledge advances in corpus linguistics ; 8.

Routledge advances in corpus linguistics ; 8

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gay men--Language.

Gay men.

Gay men--Great Britain--Language.

English language--Great Britain--Discourse analysis.

English language.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (281 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Queer linguistics has only recently developed as an area of study; however academic interest in this field is rapidly increasing. Despite its growing appeal, many books on 'gay language' focus on private conversation and small communities. As such, Public Discourses of Gay Men represents an important corrective, by investigating a variety of sources in the public domain. A broad range of material, including tabloid newspaper articles, political debates on homosexual law and erotic narratives are used in order to analyse the language surrounding homosexuality. Bringing together quee

Contents:

Book Cover; Half-Title; Series Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Acknowledgements; 1 What can I do with a nakedcorpus?; 2 Unnatural Acts; 3 Flamboyant, predatory, self-confessed homosexual; 4 'True Man' and 'McFairyland'; 5 'No effeminates please'; 6 As big as a beercan; 7 Making safer sex sexy; 8 Conclusion; Appendix; Notes; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-260) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-27156-5

1-134-27157-3

1-280-37700-3

9786610377008

0-203-64353-4

9780203643532

OCLC:

475972137