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" Word's out : "
William L. Leap.
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BL
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636658
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| Main Entry
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Leap, William.
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Word's out : : gay men's English /\ William L. Leap.
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| Publication Statement
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Minneapolis, Minn. :: University of Minnesota Press,, c1996.
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xxii, 180 p. :: ill. ;; 24 cm.
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0816622523 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
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: 9780816622528 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
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: 0816622531 (pbk.)
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: 9780816622535 (pbk.)
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-178) and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction: Studying Gay Men's English -- 1. Can There Be Gay Discourse without Gay Language? -- 2. Gay English as Cooperative Discourse -- 3. Ensuring Cooperative Discourse: Exaggeration, Turn Taking, Pauses, and Terminals -- 4. The Risk Outside: Gay English, "Suspect Gays," and Heterosexuals -- 5. Claiming Gay Space: Bathroom Graffiti, Songs about Cities, and "Queer" Reference -- 6. Language, Risk, and Space in a Health Club Locker Room -- 7. Gay English in a "Desert of Nothing": Language and Gay Socialization -- 8. Gay English and the Language of AIDS -- Conclusion: Gay English, Authenticity, and Performative Effect.
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Gay men-- United States-- Language.
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English language-- Social aspects-- United States.
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English language-- United States-- Slang.
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Americanisms.
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PE3727.G39L43 1996
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