Tell your friends about this item:
Polari - The Lost Language of Gay Men - Routledge Studies in Linguistics Paul Baker 1st edition
Polari - The Lost Language of Gay Men - Routledge Studies in Linguistics
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 |
More by Paul Baker
Show allSee all of Paul Baker ( e.g. Paperback Book , Hardcover Book , CD and Book )