Language and Sexuality: Contesting Meaning in Theory and Practice

Language and Sexuality explores the question of how linguistic practices and ideologies relate to sexuality and sexual identity, opening with a discussion of the emerging field of "queer linguistics" and moving from theory into practice with case studies of language use in a wide variety of cultural settings. The resulting volume combines the perspectives of the field's top scholars with exciting new research to present new ideas on the ways...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1575863200
• ISBN13: 9781575863207
• Release Date: November 2001
• Publisher: Center for the Study of Language and Informat
• Length: 305 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"