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Polari - The Lost Language of Gay Men (Routledge Studies in Linguistics)
Polari The Lost Language of Gay Men - Routledge Studies in Linguistics
Author: Paul Baker
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 spea...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780415261807
ISBN-10: 0415261805
Publication Date: 9/20/2002
Pages: 224
Edition: 1
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Publisher: Routledge
Book Type: Hardcover
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