"How many lesbians does it take...": Jokes, teasing, and the negotiation of stereotypes about lesbians

Journal of Linguistic Anthropology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 239-257

  Queen, Robin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Humor; Identity; Indexicality; Lesbians; Stereotype

Indexed keywords

EID: 28444467770     PISSN: 10551360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/jlin.2005.15.2.239     Document Type: Article

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