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The Queen's English: Metaphor in Gay Speech

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 October 2008

Barry Zeve
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Abstract

A report on the dominant images and expressions in contemporary American homosexual usage

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Research Article
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English Today , Volume 9 , Issue 3 , July 1993 , pp. 3 - 9
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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