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Dyke/Girl: Language and Identities in a Lesbian Group

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  1. Lucy Jones

    1. University of Hull, UK

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Introduction

    • Lucy Jones
    Pages 1-13

  3. Sociocultural Approaches to Linguistics

    • Lucy Jones
    Pages 14-31

  4. Approaches to Language and Sexuality

    • Lucy Jones
    Pages 32-48

  5. Doing Ethnography with the Stompers

    • Lucy Jones
    Pages 49-63

  6. Dyke and Girl

    • Lucy Jones
    Pages 64-86

  7. Negotiating Authentic Style and Practice

    • Lucy Jones
    Pages 87-103

  8. Indexing Authenticity via Cultural Knowledge

    • Lucy Jones
    Pages 104-118

  9. Political Difference and Maintenance of Shared Identity

    • Lucy Jones
    Pages 119-142

  10. Understanding Communities of Practice

    • Lucy Jones
    Pages 143-161

  11. Sociocultural Linguistics and Sexuality

    • Lucy Jones
    Pages 162-180

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 181-195
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About this book

This book explores the construction of identities within a lesbian group, outlining interactive tactics used in the production of mutually-negotiated norms of authenticity. Using ethnography and discourse analysis, a range of group-specific personae are revealed to be continually reworked and reproduced within the women's interaction.

Reviews

'Jones' study adds to the currently small amount of scholarship which exclusively addresses lesbian-specific interaction. She has succeeded in creating space for further studies in cross-generational lesbian language; it is my hope that this study will open further avenues for queer sociolinguistics research.' - LINGUIST

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Hull, UK

    Lucy Jones

About the author

LUCY JONES is Lecturer in Linguistics at the University of Hull, UK, and was previously Lecturer in English Language at Edge Hill University, UK. Her research interests include Sociocultural Linguistics, Discourse Analysis, Ethnography, Language and Gender, and Language and Sexual Identity.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Dyke/Girl: Language and Identities in a Lesbian Group

  • Authors: Lucy Jones

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137271341

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Language & Linguistics Collection, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2012

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-29256-7Published: 24 September 2012

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-33234-2Published: 01 January 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-27134-1Published: 24 September 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 195

  • Topics: Sociolinguistics, Gender Studies

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