Word's out : gay men's English
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Author
Leap, William,
Contributors
Kripke, Madeline, former owner.
Madeline Kripke Collection of the History of Lexicography (Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington)
Status
On Shelf
General Shelving - 3rd Floor
PE3727.G39 L43 1996
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Americanisms.
English language -- Social aspects -- United States.
English language -- United States -- Slang.
Gay men -- United States -- Language.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Americanisms
English language -- Slang
English language -- Social aspects
Gay men -- Language
United States -- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq
Other Subjects
Americanisms.
Anglais (Langue) -- États-Unis -- Argot.
Anglais (Langue) -- États-Unis -- Idiotismes.
Engels.
Englisch.
English language -- Social aspects -- United States.
English language -- United States -- Slang.
Gay men -- United States -- Language.
Homoseksuelen.
Homosexueller
Homosexuels masculins -- États-Unis -- Langage.
Soziolekt
Taalgebruik.
USA

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Format
Book
Physical Desc
xxii, 180 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English

Notes

General Note
From the Madeline Kripke Collection of the History of Lexicography.,InU
General Note
The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture.,TXA
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-178) and index.
Description
This book explores some of the ways in which gay men in the United States use English in everyday life and demonstrates that Gay English is an important and valuable component of gay experience in those contexts.
Awards
Association for Queer Anthropology Ruth Benedict Prize, 1996.
Local note
SACFinal081324

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Leap, W., & Kripke, M. (1996). Word's out: gay men's English . University of Minnesota Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Leap, William and Madeline, Kripke. 1996. Word's Out: Gay Men's English. Minneapolis, Minn.: University of Minnesota Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Leap, William and Madeline, Kripke. Word's Out: Gay Men's English Minneapolis, Minn.: University of Minnesota Press, 1996.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Leap, W. and Kripke, M. (1996). Word's out: gay men's english. Minneapolis, Minn.: University of Minnesota Press.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Leap, William,, and Madeline Kripke. Word's Out: Gay Men's English University of Minnesota Press, 1996.

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