Word’s Out: Gay Men’s English by William…

Word’s Out: Gay Men’s English (edition 1996)

by William Leap (Author)

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Do gay men communicate with each other differently than they do with straight people? If they do, how is "gay men's English" different from "straight English"? In Word's Out, William Leap addresses these questions in an entertaining account that looks at gay men's English as a cultural and a linguistic phenomenon.… (more)

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Title:	Word’s Out: Gay Men’s English
Authors:	William Leap (Author)
Info:	Univ Of Minnesota Press (1996), Edition: First edition, 208 pages
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Excellent discussion of how gsay men in the US speak and why (

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Do gay men communicate with each other differently than they do with straight people? If they do, how is "gay men's English" different from "straight English"? In Word's Out, William Leap addresses these questions in an entertaining account that looks at gay men's English as a cultural and a linguistic phenomenon.

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