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  • Fabulosa!

    The Story of Polari, Britain’s Secret Gay Language

    af Paul Baker ...
    A Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year 2019'Richly evocative and entertaining.' Guardian'A delightful read.' Tatler'An essential book for anyone who wants to Polari Bona!' AttitudePolari is a language that was used chiefly by gay men in the first half of the twentieth century. It offered its speakers a degree of public camouflage and a means of identific... ... Læs mere

    128,64 kr.

  • Finding Fame

    af Paul Baker ...
    Paul Baker has experienced many ups and downs in his life, but it's how he dealt with these moments and learned from them that really sets his story apart. He is accustomed to failure, having learned how to turn negative experiences into positive outcomes, and he continues to remain focused on his ambitions by continually setting himself new goals. Covering themes such as ambition, determination, ... Læs mere

    44,91 kr.

  • Camp!

    The Story of the Attitude that Conquered the World

    af Paul Baker ...
    'My dear, she's on fire!' DAMIAN BARR'A snappy guide to an all-conquering aesthetic' Financial Times'The following things have seemed impossibly camp to me at one point or another: a doll whose body acts as a cover for a toilet roll, a tantrum over wire coat hangers, a 1950s muscle magazine featuring a photo of a young man dressed as a gladiator, and a rat underneath a silver serving platter'An ... Læs mere

    50,87 kr.

  • Outrageous!

    The Story of Section 28 and Britain’s Battle for LGBT Education

    af Paul Baker ...
    On 23 May 1988, Paul Baker sat down with his family to eat cake on his sixteenth birthday while The Six O’Clock News played in the background. But something was not quite right. There was muffled shouting – ‘Stop Section 28!’ – and a scuffle. The morning papers would announce: ‘Beeb Man Sits on Lesbian’.The next day Section 28 passed into law, forbidding local authorities from teaching ‘the ... Læs mere

    139,37 kr.

  • Using Corpora in Discourse Analysis

    af Paul Baker ...
    Serier serie Bloomsbury Discourse
    How can you carry out discourse analysis using corpus linguistics? What research questions should I ask? Which methods should you use and when? What is a collocational network or a key cluster?Introducing the major techniques, methods and tools for corpus-assisted analysis of discourse, this book answers these questions and more, showing readers how to best use corpora in their analyses of ... Læs mere

    289,65 kr.

  • Using Corpora to Analyze Gender

    af Paul Baker ...
    Corpus linguistics uses specialist software to identify linguistic patterns in large computerised collections of text - patterns which then must be interpreted and explained by human researchers.This book critically explores how corpus linguistics techniques can help analysis of language and gender by conducting a number of case studies on topics which include: directives in spoken conversations, ... Læs mere

    374,55 kr.

  • American and British English

    Divided by a Common Language?

    af Paul Baker ...
    Is British English becoming more like American English? If so, why, and in what ways? This book compares examples of American and British language data from the 1930s, 1960s, 1990s and 2000s, to track the most important ways that both varieties are changing over time, and compares the extent to which they are following similar paths using a mixture of computer and human analysis. The analysis is ... Læs mere

    290,83 kr.

  • Lydbog

    Camp!

    The Story of the Attitude that Conquered the World

    af Paul Baker ...
    Fortalt af Paul Baker ...

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    10 timer 18 min

    'My dear, she's on fire!' DAMIAN BARR'A snappy guide to an all-conquering aesthetic' Financial Times'The following things have seemed impossibly camp to me at one point or another: a doll whose body acts as a cover for a toilet roll, a tantrum over wire coat hangers, a 1950s muscle magazine featuring a photo of a young man dressed as a gladiator, and a rat underneath a silver serving platter'An ... Læs mere

    371,23 kr.

  • A History of the Regular Mounted Infantry

    From Victoria's Colonial Wars to the Russian Campaign of 1919

    af Paul Baker ...
    The Mounted Infantry had a short life spanning from the mid 1880’s until disbanded in 1913. To continue the camaraderie of the corps, past surviving members formed the M.I Club and in 1936 decided to publish a short history based on Regimental records and personal reflections. An appeal elicited responses and work was begun by Major Tomlin. The manuscript was almost complete at the start of the ... Læs mere

    128,24 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • Public Discourses of Gay Men

    af Paul Baker ...
    Serier serie Routledge Advances in Corpus Linguistics
    Queer linguistics has only recently developed as an area of study; however academic interest in this field is rapidly increasing. Despite its growing appeal, many books on ‘gay language’ focus on private conversation and small communities. As such, Public Discourses of Gay Men represents an important corrective, by investigating a variety of sources in the public domain. A broad range of material, ... Læs mere

    589,99 kr.

  • Polari - The Lost Language of Gay Men

    af Paul Baker ...
    Serier serie Routledge Studies in Linguistics
    Polari is a secret form of language mainly used by homosexual men in London and other cities during the twentieth century. Derived in part from the slang lexicons of numerous stigmatised and itinerant groups, Polari was also a means of socialising, acting out camp performances and reconstructing a shared gay identity and worldview among its speakers. This book examines the ways in which Polari was ... Læs mere

    493,43 kr.

  • Paul

    His Life and Teaching

    af John McRay ...
    The apostle Paul and his significance for the New Testament and Christianity is a perennial topic of interest, but few evangelical surveys of his life offer a truly holistic picture of the man and his world. Now available in trade paper, John McRay's Paul explores the apostle's preconversion days, missionary travels, and theological contributions. A specialist in archaeology, the author draws on ... Læs mere

    258,24 kr.