Queer linguistics

LGBTQ linguitstic variations

Introduction:

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Introduction:

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Part 1: short history of the 'lavender linguistics'

Introduction:

video

Part 1: short history of the 'lavender linguistics'

Part 2: a few characteristics

Introduction:

video

Part 1: short history of the 'lavender linguistics'

Part 2: a few characteristics

Part 3: why such variations?

Part 1: a brief history of the lavender linguistics

Part 1: a brief history of the lavender linguistics

Part 1: a brief history of the lavender linguistics

David Bowie, Grils love me, 2016

Part 1: a brief history of the lavender linguistics

Started in 1941 with lexicons

Part 1: a brief history of the lavender linguistics

Started in 1941 with lexicons

Stayed just lexicons until 1993

Part 1: a brief history of the lavender linguistics

William leap

Started in 1941 with lexicons

Stayed just lexicons until 1993

Part 1: a brief history of the lavender linguistics

William leap

Started in 1941 with lexicons

Stayed just lexicons until 1993

Part 1: a brief history of the lavender linguistics

William leap

Started in 1941 with lexicons

Stayed just lexicons until 1993

Part 1: a brief history of the lavender linguistics

William leap

Started in 1941 with lexicons

Stayed just lexicons until 1993

Still a developping field of research

Part 2: a few examples

video

lets rewatch the video:

Part 2: a few examples

lets rewatch the video:

Change in pitch + vocal fry

Part 2: a few examples

lets rewatch the video:

Change in pitch + vocal fry

Change in rhytm

Part 2: a few examples

lets rewatch the video:

Change in pitch + vocal fry

Change in rhytm

Clearer prononciation

Part 2: a few examples

lets rewatch the video:

Change in pitch + vocal fry

Change in rhytm

Clearer prononciation

Bonus:- Gay lisp

"gay lisp"

Part 2: a few examples

neologisms:

Part 2: a few examples

neologisms:- slay

Part 2: a few examples

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neologisms:- slay- rawdogging:

But even 'straight'

Part 2: a few examples

‘sardonic humor is greatly prized among the gay community and is a mark of distinction among them [...] there is a delight in wordplay, ranging from alliteration to double entendre and metaphor, involving a degree of linguistic sophistication on the part of the speakers who originally coined them’ Jacobs, G. (1996). Lesbian and Gay Male Language Use: A Critical Review of the Literature. American Speech, 71(1), 49–71. https://doi.org/10.2307/455469

Part 3: why such variations?

Part 3: why such variations?

Part 3: why such variations?

For empowerment

Part 3: why such variations?

For empowerment

"queer" was pejorative until the 50s

Part 3: why such variations?

As a perfomative act:

Part 3: why such variations?

As a perfomative act:

"homosexual slang is a conscious acquisition on the part of the speaker; it acts as a signal of membership within the group and as a method of unifying the members." (Jacobs, G. (1996). Lesbian and Gay Male Language Use: A Critical Review of the Literature. American Speech, 71(1), 49–71. https://doi.org/10.2307/455469

Part 3: why such variations?

As a perfomative act:

"homosexual slang is a conscious acquisition on the part of the speaker; it acts as a signal of membership within the group and as a method of unifying the members." "heterosexual who are conversant with homosexual slang use it to identify sympathetic and non hostile members of the community" (Jacobs, G. (1996). Lesbian and Gay Male Language Use: A Critical Review of the Literature. American Speech, 71(1), 49–71. https://doi.org/10.2307/455469

Part 3: why such variations?

Part 3: why such variations?

Is there really a queer way of speaking then: Kalen's criticism

Part 3: why such variations?

Is there really a queer way of speaking then: Kalen's criticism - not every queer person uses it

Part 3: why such variations?

Is there really a queer way of speaking then: Kalen's criticism - not every queer person uses it - not every queer person does it in the same way

Part 3: why such variations?

Is there really a queer way of speaking then: Kalen's criticism - not every queer person uses it - not every queer person does it in the same way - identities are complex - non-queer people may have those distinctions

“I challenge linguists to expand their theories to account for how erotic desire is expressed and negotiated in situated interactions” Kulick, D. (2000). Gay and Lesbian Language. Annual Review of Anthropology, 29, 243–285. http://www.jstor.org/stable/223422

Conclusion

- still a developing field of research

Conclusion

- still a developing field of research - there are phonological and lexical variations, but also a more

Conclusion

- still a developing field of research - there are phonological and lexical variations, but also a more - Queer sociolect is a tool of empowerment

Conclusion

- still a developing field of research - there are phonological and lexical variations, but also a more - Queer sociolect is a tool of empowerment - Its acquisition is a conscious choice made by the speaker

Conclusion

- still a developing field of research - there are phonological and lexical variations, but also a more - Queer sociolect is a tool of empowerment - Its acquisition is a conscious choice made by the speaker - It is not restrictive to identity, but to values as well

Conclusion

- still a developing field of research - there are phonological and lexical variations, but also a more - Queer sociolect is a tool of empowerment - Its acquisition is a conscious choice made by the speaker - It is not restrictive to identity, but to values as well - There is still scientific debate over this field of study

Warnings:

- Do not try to guess people's orientations and identities and the way the speak, or on anything else - Orientation is a complex personal spectrum, and it can be very diminishing to have someone diagnosing someone else's orientation. - Do not ask someone's orientation if not in the right context and place; it most of the unrelevant to the situation to ask, and people will discolse it themselves if they want to.

references:

Scientific litterature: Jiang, Menghan et al. “Neologisms are epidemic: Modeling the life cycle of neologisms in China 2008-2016.” PloS one vol. 16,2 e0245984. 3 Feb. 2021, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0245984 Kulick, D. (2000). Gay and Lesbian Language. Annual Review of Anthropology, 29, 243–285. http://www.jstor.org/stable/223422 Jacobs, G. (1996). Lesbian and Gay Male Language Use: A Critical Review of the Literature. American Speech, 71(1), 49–71. https://doi.org/10.2307/455469 Chauncey, George (1995). Gay New York: Gender, Urban Culture, and the Making of the Gay Male World, 1890-1940. Basic Books. pp. 13–16. ISBN 9780465026210. Zimman, Lal (2019-02-25). "Trans self-identification and the language of neoliberal selfhood: Agency, power, and the limits of monologic discourse". International Journal of the Sociology of Language (256): 147–175 Gaudio, R. P. (1994). Sounding Gay: Pitch Properties in the Speech of Gay and Straight Men. American Speech, 69(1), 30–57. https://doi.org/10.2307/455948

references:

wikipedia articles: Bareback (sexual act) (2024) Wikipedia. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bareback_(sexual_act) (Accessed: 11 November 2024). Empowerment (2024) Wikipedia. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empowerment (Accessed: 11 November 2024). Gay male speech (2024) Wikipedia. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gay_male_speech (Accessed: 11 November 2024). LGBTQ linguistics (2024) Wikipedia. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBTQ_linguistics (Accessed: 11 November 2024). Polari (2024) Wikipedia. Available at: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polari (Accessed: 11 November 2024). Queer (2024) Wikipedia. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queer (Accessed: 11 November 2024).

references:

additional sources: Bowie, David, Girls love me (song), 2016: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDCk1X2S00A Eastern PA Trans Equity Project: https://www.patransequity.org/ Daily Mail, Why are men suddently 'raw-dogging"?, Youtube, 2024: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2jnitbPvVzE sirthestar, 'You can choose me over the bear any day lmaoooo', Tik-Tok, 2024: https://www.tiktok.com/@sirthestar/video/7366736888801004843?lang=fr

listen to the video and try to understand the interaction

listen to the video and try to understand the interaction

listen to the video and try to understand the interaction

listen to the video and try to understand the interaction