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Language, Sexualities and Desires : Cross-Cultural Perspectives by Helen Sauntson (2006, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan The Limited
ISBN-101403933278
ISBN-139781403933270
eBay Product ID (ePID)54041596
Product Key Features
Number of PagesXii, 248 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameLanguage, Sexualities and Desires : Cross-Cultural Perspectives
Publication Year2006
SubjectGender Studies, Linguistics / Sociolinguistics, Linguistics / General
TypeTextbook
AuthorHelen Sauntson
Subject AreaSocial Science, Language Arts & Disciplines
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight17.1 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2006-048539
Dewey Edition22
Number of Volumes1 vol.
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal306.44
Table Of ContentIntroduction: Language, Sexualities and Desires; H.Saunston & S.Kyratzis Sex Talk: Language, Desire, Identity and Beyond; L.Morrish & W.Leap "Everyone was convinced that we were closet fags": The Role of Heterosexuality in the Construction of Hegemonic Masculinity; J.Coates "This Sex Thing is such an Important Issue now": Sex Talk and Identities in Three Groups of Adolescent Girls; P.Pichler The Semantics of Desire: Exploring Desire, Love and Sexuality Through Metaphor; S.Kyratzis Queering Language: A Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name Comes Out of the Closet; Y.Dröschel Education, Culture and the Construction of Sexual Identity: An Appraisal Analysis of Lesbian Coming Out Narratives; H.Sauntson The Transformed Gay Self: The Male Body and Its Scenic Presence as Sites of Gay Self-Enunciation; S.A.Grosse The Subversive Effect of the Signals of Erotic Text Patterning; M.Hoey Going 'Back to Basics': Moral Panics about Heterosexual Relationships; L.Litosseliti Women Like Us: Mediating and Contesting Identity in Lesbian Advice Literature; D.A.Chirrey Index
SynopsisSexualities are perceived, constructed and represented in different ways in various languages and cultures. This collection addresses how people use various linguistic features to construct their sexual identities and relationships and how membership of specific social groups, based on sexual and lifestyle choices, may be signalled through language. The new research presented in the chapters focuses on cross-cultural contexts and is situated within a discussion of current trends and theories in relation to language and sexuality., Sexualities are perceived, constructed and represented in different ways in various languages and cultures. This volume addresses how people use various linguistic features to construct their sexual identities and relationships and how membership of specific social groups, based on sexual and lifestyle choices, may be signalled through language., This collection of empirical linguistic studies explores the processes of setting up and challenging boundaries in relation to sexualities across culture.
LC Classification NumberP40-40.5
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