Date:  Wed, 21 Feb 1996 23:33:51 -0500

From:  Margaret Ronkin <ronkinm[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]GUSUN.ACC.GEORGETOWN.EDU>

Subject: Re: Gay "accent"?



I believe that William Leap of the Department of Anthropology at

The American University recently edited or wrote a volume which

may address such issues in discussions of language and identity.



Maggie



On Wed, 21 Feb 1996, SETH SKLAREY wrote:



> >I'm doing some work on the homosexual

> >community's "reclaiming" of certain

> >terms like "fag" and "queer," and as

> >a side issue, have come across the

> >question of a gay accent. Some of my

> >interview sources believe that the

> >accent in question is related to a

> >San Francisco accent.

> >

> >Does this ring any bells? Do any of

> >you know of studies of a gay accent,

> >first of all, and secondly, of its

> >origins?

> >

> >Any information would be most helpful.

> >Thanks!

> >=^]

>

> Also the differentiation between accent and affectatio.

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