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Language and sexuality /

By: Cameron, Deborah, 1958-.
Contributor(s): Kulick, Don.
Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2003Description: xvi, 176 p. ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0521804337; 9780521804332:; 9780521804332; 0521009693 (pbk.) :; 9780521009690 (pbk.).Subject(s): Language and sex | Identity | Communication in sex | Sex -- TerminologyDDC classification: 306.44
Contents:
Making connections -- Talking sex and thinking sex: the linguistic and discursive construction of sexuality -- What has gender got to do with sex? Language, heterosexuality and heteronormativity -- Sexuality as identity: gay and lesbian language -- Looking beyond identity: language and desire -- Language and sexuality: theory, research and politics.
Summary: This lively and accessible textbook looks at how we talk about sex and why we talk about it the way we do. Drawing on a wide range of examples, from personal ads to phone sex, the text provides a clear introduction to the relationship between language and sexuality.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Making connections -- Talking sex and thinking sex: the linguistic and discursive construction of sexuality -- What has gender got to do with sex? Language, heterosexuality and heteronormativity -- Sexuality as identity: gay and lesbian language -- Looking beyond identity: language and desire -- Language and sexuality: theory, research and politics.

This lively and accessible textbook looks at how we talk about sex and why we talk about it the way we do. Drawing on a wide range of examples, from personal ads to phone sex, the text provides a clear introduction to the relationship between language and sexuality.

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