Language and Sexuality

This lively and accessible textbook provides a clear introduction to the relationship between language and sexuality.

Looks at how we talk about sex and why we talk about it the way we do. Drawing on examples, from personal ads to phone sex, from sado-masochistic scenes to sexual assault trials, this book provides an introduction to the relationship between language and sexuality. It is useful to those interested in the relationship between language and sex.

Autorentext
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).

Klappentext
This accessible book looks at how we talk about sex and why we talk about it the way we do. Drawing on examples that range from personal ads to phone sex, sado-masochistic scenes to sexual assault trials, this work provides a clear introduction to the relationship between language and sexuality. Using a broad definition of "sexuality," it encompasses not only issues surrounding sexual orientation and identity, but also questions about the discursive construction of sexuality and the verbal expression of erotic desire.

Zusammenfassung
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, the book provides a clear introduction to the relationship between language and sexuality.

Inhalt
Preface; 1. Making connection; 2. Talking sex and thinking sex: the linguistic and discursive construction of sexuality; 3. What has gender got to do with sex? Language, heterosexuality and heteronormativity; 4. Sexuality as identity: gay and lesbian language; 5. Looking beyond identity: language and desire; 6. Language and sexuality: theory, research and politics.

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