Polari-- the lost language of gay men /
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 s...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2002.
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| Series: | Routledge studies in linguistics ;
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
