Dyke/Girl: Language and Identities in a Lesbian Group [electronic resource] /
Jones, L.author.
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.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Transcriptions; Transcription Conventions; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Sociocultural Approaches to Linguistics; 3 Approaches to Language and Sexuality; 4 Doing Ethnography with the Stompers; 5 Dyke and Girl; 6 Negotiating Authentic Style and Practice; 7 Indexing Authenticity via Cultural Knowledge; 8 Political Difference and Maintenance of Shared Identity; 9 Understanding Communities of Practice; 10 Sociocultural Linguistics and Sexuality; Notes; References; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Sociolinguistics.
Sociology.
Sociolinguistics.
Gender Studies.