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Language and sexuality studies today

Why “homosexual” is a bad word and why “queer linguist” is not an identity

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ID3073375
AuthorsHeiko Motschenbacher (0000-0003-3906-7109, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume10
Issue1
Pages25-36
Publication date2021-02-15
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Language and Sexuality (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2211-3770 • E-ISSN: 2211-3789
PublisherJohn Benjamins Publishing Company (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1075/jls.00011.mot
OpenAlexW3117347489
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited26

This article presents a short overview of the field of language and sexuality since the mid-1990s and discusses two issues that have repeatedly played a role in my own work in the field during the last decade: the incompatibility of the termhomosexualwith non-heteronormative language use, and the question of what counts as queer linguistic work

Field (mathematics · Human sexuality · Language and gender · Linguistics · Queer · Queer theory · Sociology · Work (physics · Engineering · Gender Studies · Gender Studies in Language · Marriage and Sexual Relationships · Philosophy · Psychology · Swearing, Euphemism, Multilingualism

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Unique citing works10
Citations per year2
Citation span2021 - 2026 (6)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 10

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