Before the word was queer : sexuality and English dictionary, 1600-1930 /

This book uncovers how same-sex acts, desires and identities have been represented in English dictionaries in Britain from the early modern to the interwar period. In doing so, it responds and contributes to established traditions and new trends in linguistics, queer theory, literary criticism and t...

Full description

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Turton, Stephen, 1991- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, [2024].
Subjects:	English language > Lexicography. Language and sex. Homosexuality. Queer theory.