Word's out : gay men's English /

This book explores some of the ways in which gay men in the United States use English in everyday life and demonstrates that Gay English is an important and valuable component of gay experience in those contexts.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Leap, William (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis, Minn. : University of Minnesota Press, [1996]
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Description
Summary:This book explores some of the ways in which gay men in the United States use English in everyday life and demonstrates that Gay English is an important and valuable component of gay experience in those contexts.
Item Description:From the Madeline Kripke Collection of the History of Lexicography.
The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture.
Physical Description:xxii, 180 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Awards:Association for Queer Anthropology Ruth Benedict Prize, 1996.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-178) and index.
ISBN:0816622523
9780816622528
0816622531
9780816622535