Linguistic Dimensions of Sexual Normativity - Corpus-Based Evidence

This book advances the theorization of normativity as a key concept in language and sexuality studies, bringing together some of the author's previous work with new material for a comprehensive exploration of the influence of normativity on the relationship between language and sexuality.

List of contents

Part 1: Introduction
Chapter 1: Language, sexuality and the LIDISNO Project
Part 2: Theoretical and methodological considerations
Chapter 2: Language and normativity
Chapter 3: Sexual normativities
Chapter 4: A linguistic take on labeling theory
Chapter 5: Corpus linguistics in language and sexuality studies: Queer linguistic challenges
Part 3: Case studies
Chapter 6: Sexual labels I: A co-occurrence analysis
Chapter 7: Sexual labels II: A collocational word-sketch analysis
Chapter 8: Discursive shifts associated with coming out: A keyword and concordance analysis
Chapter 9: Language use before and after Stonewall: A historical corpus analysis
Chapter 10: Metalinguistic comments in gay men's pre-Stonewall narratives: A folk linguistic analysis
Chapter 11: Shedding light on sexual speech acts: A pragmatic analysis
Chapter 12: The desire-identity shift in language use: A semantically driven corpus analysis
Part 4: Conclusion
Chapter 13: Extending the remit of labeling theory
Chapter 14: Non-heteronormative language guidelines

About the author

Heiko Motschenbacher is Full Professor of English as a Second/Foreign Language at Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Bergen.

Summary

This book advances the theorization of normativity as a key concept in language and sexuality studies, bringing together some of the author’s previous work with new material for a comprehensive exploration of the influence of normativity on the relationship between language and sexuality.

Product details

• Authors: Heiko Motschenbacher, Motschenbacher Heiko
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.01.2024
• EAN: 9781032040226
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3204022-6
• No. of pages: 286
• Series: Routledge Research in Language, Gender, and Sexuality
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; Discourse Analysis, English, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, Sociolinguistics, Language teaching theory and methods, Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics, Gender studies: men and boys, Gender Studies: Men, Applied linguistics for ELT