language and sexuality Flashcards
language and sexuality theories
who argues that the bisexual population remains misunderstood by mainstream society?
DeBruin and Arnt
who said “the existence of prejudice attitudes toward bisexuals suggests that society still favors a dichotomous model of sexuality”?
DeBruin and Arnt
who believes that the LGBT community do communicate with each other in ways that are “different from the linguistic practices of non-lesbian/gay-identified persons”?
Bill Leap
what spoiled the secrecy polari?
two camp speakers on the 1970’s radio show “Round the Horne”
who argues that gay men deliberately imitate the traits of female language?
Robin Lakoff
what is an anti-language?
a language developed by stigmatised subcultures
who coined the term “anti-language”?
Michael Halliday
what was suggested by Charles Crozat in 1885?
“thon” as a gender-neutral pronoun.
when was homosexuality legalised in Britain?
1967
when was homosexuality legalised in America?
2003
