An investigation into the form and function of language used by gay men in South Africa.

M.A. === At about the same time as Gayspeak was developing across the Atlantic, 'coloured' and white South African gay men were also starting to use their own in-group form of communication. It became known as Gayle, a name which derives from the lexical item Gail, which means 'chat&#...

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Main Author: Cage, Ken
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10210/6161