![]() ![]() ![]() Taking a global rather than regional approach, the contributors herein study the language usage of sexually liminal communities in a variety of linguistic and cultural contexts, such as lesbian speakers of American Sign Language, Japanese gay male couples, Hindi speaking hijras eunuchs in North India, Hausa speaking ‘yan daudu feminine men in Nigeria, and French and Yiddish gay groups. These essays examine the conversational patterns of queer speakers in a wide variety of settings, from women’s friendship groups to university rap groups and electronic mail postings. The book expands the field well beyond the study of ‘gay slang’ to consider gay dialects such as Polari in England, early modern discourse on gay practices, and late twentieth century descriptions of homosexuality. ![]() This pioneering collection of previously unpublished articles on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender language combines queer theory and feminist theory with the latest thinking on language and gender. ![]()
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