Detail LANGUAGE, GENDER AND IDENTITY: THE CASE OF KOTIS IN LUCKNOW INDIA Bibliografi Author: Nagar, Ila ; Winford, Donald (Advisor) Bahasa: (EN )     Penerbit: Ohio State University     Tempat Terbit: Ohio    Tahun Terbit: 2008     Jenis: Theses - Dissertation Fulltext: 2008 disert sociolinguistics.pdf (620.28KB; 6 download) Abstract In this dissertation I explore the linguistics practices of a community of male sex workers who self identify as kotis in Lucknow-India. Kotis switch their identities between heterosexual males and kotis and this switch is most clearly manifest in their language choices. The data for this research was collected over four summers. I used ethnographic methods including one-to-one interviews, focus group interviews and participant observation to collect speech data. I analyzed the data using theories of variationist sociolinguistics especially the communities of practice framework, discourse analysis and gender studies. The two linguistic features that kotis use are Farasi and feminine gender markings. Kotis use a code language which they call Farasi, which is a mixture of Hindi grammar and vocabulary of an unknown source. Kotis also use feminine gender markings in their role as kotis, when they assume their more feminine personae; the use of feminine gender marks them as different from other sexual identities. These two features of their language are discussed in detail. With the help of quantitative and qualitative methodology, I show that kotis use language to perform their identity as kotis. Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Lihat Sejarah Pengadaan  Konversi Metadata   Kembali

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