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LANGUAGE AND SEXUALITY

How are sexuality and erotic desire expressed in language? Do gay men

and lesbians have a language of their own? Does ‘no’ always mean no?

Is sexual desire beyond words? This lively and accessible textbook

looks at how we talk about sex and why we talk about it the way

we do.

Drawing on a wide range of examples, from personal ads to phone

sex, from sadomasochistic scenes to sexual assault trials, the book pro-

vides a clear introduction to the relationship between language and

sexuality. Using a broad deﬁnition of ‘sexuality’, the book encompasses

not only issues surrounding sexual orientation and identity – for in-

stance whether gay men and lesbians use language differently from

straight people – but also questions about the discursive construction

of sexuality and the verbal expression of erotic desire.

Cameron and Kulick contextualize their ﬁndings within current

research in linguistics, anthropology and psychology, and bring to-

gether relevant theoretical debates on sexuality, gender, identity, desire,

meaning and power.

Topical and entertaining, this much-needed textbook will be wel-

comed by students and researchers in sociolinguistics, linguistic an-

thropology and gender/sexuality studies, as well as anyone interested

in the relationship between language and sex.

DEBORAH CAMERON is Professor of Languages at the Institute of

Education, University of London. She is the author of numerous

books, including Feminism and Linguistic Theory (1992), Verbal

Hygiene (1995) and Good to Talk (2000).

DON KULICK is Professor of Anthropology at New York University.

His published works include Language Shift and Cultural Reproduction

(1992), Taboo (1995, with Margaret Willson) and Travesti (1998). He

is co-editor of the journals Ethnos and GLQ .

LANGUAGE AND SEXUALITY

DEBORAH CAMERON AND DON KULICK

Cambridge, New York, Melbourne, Madrid, Cape Town, Singapore, São Paulo

Cambridge University Press

The Edinburgh Building, Cambridge , United Kingdom

Published in the United States of America by Cambridge University Press, New York

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Information on this title: www.cambridge.org/9780521804332

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without the written permission of Cambridge University Press.

First published in print format

2003

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