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Polari - The Lost Language of Gay Men - Routledge Studies in Linguistics 1st edition
Paul Baker
Polari - The Lost Language of Gay Men - Routledge Studies in Linguistics 1st edition
Paul Baker
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.
224 pages
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | August 1, 2002 |
ISBN13 | 9780415261807 |
Publishers | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
Pages | 224 |
Dimensions | 156 × 240 × 22 mm · 462 g |
Language | English |