Polari - The Lost Language of Gay Men
by
Paul Baker
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Routledge Studies in Linguistics
ISBN-10
0415261805
ISBN-13
9780415261807
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint
Routledge
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Aug 1st, 2002
Print length
224 Pages
Weight
462 grams
Dimensions
24.00 x 15.60 x 2.20 cms
Product Classification:
Dialect, slang & jargonGay studies (Gay men)
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This book examines the ways in which Polari - a secret form of language mainly used by homosexual men - was used in order to construct 'gay identities' in the UK over the past fifty years.
Polari is a secret form of language mainly used by homosexual men in London and other cities during the twentieth century. Derived in part from the slang lexicons of numerous stigmatised and itinerant groups, Polari was also a means of socialising, acting out camp performances and reconstructing a shared gay identity and worldview among its speakers. This book examines the ways in which Polari was used in order to construct ''gay identities'', linking its evolution to the changing status of gay men and lesbians in the UK over the past fifty years.
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