Terango Influence On Gay Language

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According to Cage, the term “language” here, is used not as a constructed language with its own grammar, syntax, morphology and phonology, but in the same way as linguists would discuss women’s language, which the gay lingo doesn’t follow grammar rules in constructing English sentence they create new form of words as well as the meaning of the words. (Cage, 1999) Correspond to Casabal (2008) defined Gay speak or gay language as a form of sublimation of gay people against the domineering power of patriarchy and since then, has successfully penetrated the society. According to Chesebro, J.(1981) gay lingo have contributed much to the intricacies of intonation which the speaker gay lingo constructed their own version of …show more content…

Gays speak different intonation the shifts to high and low pitch. Terango who provided normative judgment to intonation and gender when he discovered that pitch range and pitch shifts affected listener’s perceptions of a man’s masculinity or effeminacy.
According to, Boellstorff (2004) notes, “speaking in what is considered to be an effeminate manner is also sometimes asserted to be indicative of gay language”. There is also a relationship between language and gender this would be an indicator that most women also uses this said language as it suited the voice of women than man.
As cited to Tri Hoang Dang (2013), according to Bowen (2002), the indicator that helps us identifies who is gay through his sound production. However, it should be noted that not all gay men produce the “gay sound” they don’t use the high-pitched and utterance used by gay men to reveal their identity. The sound production can be a revelation function allows gay people to reveal overtly that they are gay and are candidates to belong to a particular …show more content…

As the gays started to be accepted by the society, the language grewgradually adding more and more terms from different sources Bekimon Language Benefits to the World According to Suguitan (2005), Gay language is a “Marginalized sector” and it’s a form of “defense mechanism”, justified in an interview about Philippines rich languages, the increasing usage of gay lingo in the society. Gay lingo serves as a shield for the gays that allow the listeners not to understand their language they used secret codes. In addition to that, according Kulick,(2000) our society has become a conduit allowing gay speak to grow and develop not as an organism, but a reflection of our diverse culture and social relations. Gay speak can be easily adopted as it uses unique sets of words and

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