Gay language and indonesia: Registering belonging

Journal of Linguistic Anthropology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 248-268

  Boellstorff, Tom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Belonging; Gay; Indonesia; Nation; Register

Indexed keywords

EID: 36148999572     PISSN: 10551360     EISSN: 15481395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/jlin.2004.14.2.248     Document Type: Article

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