language and sexuality

Question 1

what is code switching

Answer 1

when someone changes thier accent language and dialect to suit a particular situation.

Question 2

what is a discourse community

Answer 2

a social group who share a way of communication.

Question 3

what was polari 20th century

Answer 3

polari was a secret language invented as a way of communication between gay people without letting others know that they were gay as britain was quite homophobic in britain in the 20th century.

most polari speakers shared 20 core words for sexual acts, clothes, labels for people e.t.c

Question 4

what is heteronormative ideology

Answer 4

the idea that being stright is the norm/default or correct way to be

it is also associated with typical roles of masculinity and femininity

Question 5

what is heterosexism

Answer 5

a form of discrimination that favours straight relationships over LGBT relationships. provides straight privallege

Question 6

what are robin lakoffs views on gay men and womens speech + criticisms

Answer 6

gay men deliberately immitate female speech e.g use empty adjectives, superlatives etc

this is derogatory to both gays and women as this stereotypical belief that gay men are effeminite are not consistent.

Question 7

what are lavender linguistics + criticisms

Answer 7

a term for LGBTQIA+ sociolect coined by william leap
the idea that the LGBTQIA+ community communicate in ways that are different from the binary individuals.

don kulick argues that there is no ‘gay language’ as gay men arent a homogenous group.

Question 8

what is reapropriation

Answer 8

words that used to be used negitively and now has a new meaning reclaimed by the people who had the word used against them.