Lesbian and Gaymale language use: A critical review of the literature

American Speech

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 49-71

  Jacobs, Greg ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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DOI: 10.2307/455469     Document Type: Article

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