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  | | Fabulosa! The Story of Polari, Britain's Secret Gay Language (Paperback) by Paul Baker Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 2020 by Reaktion Books, United Kingdom ISBN-13: 978-1-78914-294-5, ISBN: 1-78914-294-6 "Paul Baker recounts the story of Polari with skill, humor, and tenderness." |
 | | Fantabulosa(Reprint) A Dictionary of Polari and Gay Slang by Paul Baker Paperback, 254 Pages, Published 2004 by Bloomsbury Academic ISBN-13: 978-0-8264-7343-1, ISBN: 0-8264-7343-1 "Polari has been the secret language of gay men and women through the twentieth century. But more than a language, Polari is an attitude. From the prisons and music halls of Edwardian England to Kenneth Williams, American Gls in London and the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Polari has been used to laugh, bitch, gossip and cruise. Like all slang, Polari users coined an ever-changing vocabulary. Derived from words used by criminals, circ ..." |
 | | Integration of Abilities Exercises for Creative Growth by Paul Baker Plastic Comb, 200 Pages, Published 1977 by Anchorage Pr ISBN-13: 978-0-87602-005-0, ISBN: 0-87602-005-8 "Here is, in an informal conversational format, liberally embellished with photographs, Paul Baker's famous INTEGRATION OF ABILITIES COURSE, is available to the public. This unorthodox experience in learning evolved in four decades of Baker's classroom work. His teaching career earned many accolades including TIME magazine's praise as "one of the most effective college teachers in the country." Here is a highly personal, thought-provokin ..." |
 | | The Essential Buyer's Guide Ser. Lancia Delta HF 4WD & Integrale : 1987 To 1994 by Paul Baker 96 Pages, Published 2021 by Veloce Publishing Ltd. - ISBN-13: 978-1-78711-538-5, ISBN: 1-78711-538-0 "This guide tells you everything you need to know when considering a potential purchase of the car that evolved to become the powerful, technically complex and aggressive Lancia Delta Integrale EVO, a car that consistently won the Rally ..." |
 | | Transform your Health Business Multiply profits and grow your practice with less stress and more freedom (Paperback) by Paul Baker Paperback, Published 2019 by Rethink Press, United Kingdom ISBN-13: 978-1-78133-385-3, ISBN: 1-78133-385-8 |
 | | Passport's Illustrated Guide to South Africa(2nd Edition) (Passport's Illustrated Travel Guides from Thomas Cook) by Paul Baker, Paul Duncan, Thomas Cook Ltd., Thomas Cook Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 1999 by Passport Books ISBN-13: 978-0-8442-1207-4, ISBN: 0-8442-1207-5 "Today's on-the-move, independent travelers like the way these guides quickly capture the essence of a city, a country, or a region. Each guide features: Easy-to-read, two-page spreads A-Z information on places of interest Over 200 full-color photographs; full-color maps Walks, strolls, and car and bike tours Information on shopping, eating out, and night life Children's activities, budget tips Recommended attractions and hotels "Getting ..." |
 | | Jesus of Nazareth A New Look by Paul Baker Paperback, 121 Pages, Published 1997 by Janus Publishing Co ISBN-13: 978-1-85756-312-2, ISBN: 1-85756-312-3 "Chapter 10 The True Jesus Only Found in St Mark's Gospel St Mark's account of the visit of His family undoubtedly caused a difficulty in the Early Church as it seemed to show Jesus in an unfavourable light and in an unforgiving mood towards ..." |
 | | Key Terms in Discourse Analysis(1st Edition) by Paul Baker Dr, Sibonile Ellece Paperback, 240 Pages, Published 2011 by Bloomsbury Academic ISBN-13: 978-1-84706-321-2, ISBN: 1-84706-321-7 "This title offers a clearly written and comprehensive set of definitions of key terms in discourse analysis, a core area of all linguistics and language studies courses. Unlike many other areas of linguistics, Discourse analysis is a complex field to define, comprising a number of related but different theoretical and methodological frameworks. Discourse can mean many different things to different people. Students often find these multi ..." |
 | | Obesity in the News Language and Representation in the Press by Gavin Brookes, Paul Baker Hardcover, 280 Pages, Published 2021 by Cambridge University Press, Cambridge ISBN-13: 978-1-108-83639-5, ISBN: 1-108-83639-9 "The way in : shared keywords in the press -- Studying difference : comparing sections of the press -- Change over time -- Shaming and reclaiming -- Healthy body : diet and exercise -- Gendered discourses of obesity -- 'A disease of the poor ..." |
 | | Discourse Analysis and Media Attitudes The Representation of Islam in the British Press by Paul Baker, Costas Gabrielatos, Tony Mcenery Paperback, 292 Pages, Published 2019 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-108-79061-1, ISBN: 1-108-79061-5 "Is the British press prejudiced against Muslims? In what ways can prejudice be explicit or subtle? This book uses a detailed analysis of over 140 million words of newspaper articles on Muslims and Islam, combining corpus linguistics and discourse analysis methods to produce an objective picture of media attitudes. The authors analyse representations around frequently cited topics such as Muslim women who wear the veil and 'hate preacher ..." |
 | | Routledge Applied Corpus Linguistics Ser. The Language of Patient Feedback : A Corpus Linguistic Study of Online Health Communication by Paul Baker, Gavin Brookes, Craig Evans 246 Pages, Published 2019 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-0-429-53495-9, ISBN: 0-429-53495-7 "A Corpus Linguistic Study of Online Health Communication Paul Baker, Gavin Brookes, Craig Evans ... Online. Available: www.nhssurveys.org/Filestore/ documents/QIFull.pdf. Pilnick ... Sampson, G. (2001) Empirical Linguistics. ... Lodz Studies in Language 8: Corpus Linguistics by the Lune. ... Stubbs, M. (1994 ) Grammar, text, and ideology: computer-assisted methods in the linguistics of representation." |
 | | The Language of Patient Feedback(1st Edition) A Corpus Linguistic Study of Online Health Communication (Routledge Applied Corpus Linguistics) by Craig Evans, Paul Baker, Gavin Brookes Hardcover, 258 Pages, Published 2019 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-1-138-70277-6, ISBN: 1-138-70277-3 "The Language of Patient Feedback provides a unique insight into a diverse range of issues related to healthcare. Through the comprehensive and detailed interrogation of 29 million words of online patient feedback on the NHS in England, as well as 11 million words of responses to the feedback from NHS providers, this book: Uses a combination of computer-assisted and human analysis (Corpus-Assisted Discourse Analysis) to examine the ex ..." |
 | | Lavorare per Guarire Da Vittima a Vincitore by Ron Coleman, Paul Baker, Karen Taylor Paperback, 100 Pages, Published 2019 by Independently Published ISBN-13: 978-1-07-062175-3, ISBN: 1-07-062175-7 |
 | | Fabulosa!(1st Edition) The Story of Polari, Britain's Secret Gay Language by Paul Baker Hardcover, 320 Pages, Published 2019 by Reaktion Books ISBN-13: 978-1-78914-132-0, ISBN: 1-78914-132-X "Polari is a language that was used chiefly by gay men in the first half of the twentieth century. At a time when being gay could result in criminal prosecution—or worse—Polari offered its speakers a degree of public camouflage, a way of expressing humor, and a means of identification and of establishing a community. Its roots are colorful and varied—from thieves’ Cant to Lingua Franca and prostitutes’ slang—and in the mid-1960s it was t ..." |
 | | Fabulosa! The Story of Polari, Britain's Secret Gay Language by Paul Baker 320 Pages, Published 2019 by Reaktion Books ISBN-13: 978-1-78914-168-9, ISBN: 1-78914-168-0 "p. 167; photograph © Julie Sorrell: p. 238; photograph by Graham Stark/Hulton Archive/Getty Images: p. 169; photograph © David Striker: p. 135; from John Thomson and Adolphe Smith, Street Life in London (1877), courtesy London School of ..." |
 | | Queering Masculinities in Language and Culture(1st Edition) (Palgrave Studies in Language, Gender and Sexuality) by Paul Baker, Giuseppe Balirano Hardcover, 291 Pages, Published 2018 by Palgrave Macmillan ISBN-13: 978-1-349-95326-4, ISBN: 1-349-95326-1 "How do we learn what it means to be a man? And how do we learn to question what it means to be a man? This collection comprises a set of original interdisciplinary chapters on the linguistic and cultural representations of queer masculinities in a range of new and older media: television, film, online forums, news reporting, advertising and fiction. This innovative work examines new and emerging forms of gender hybridisation in relation ..." |
 | | Queering Masculinities in Language and Culture by Paul Baker, Giuseppe Balirano 291 Pages, Published 2017 by Springer ISBN-13: 978-1-349-95327-1, ISBN: 1-349-95327-X "Patrick (Jonathan Groff) seeks love, and a roadmap to being gay, Agustín ( Frankie J. Alvarez) is an artist who has not found his muse, and Dom (Murray Bartlett) is trying to have a fulfilling life after 40. In particular, the ageing theme is embodied in this last character who is at a crossroads as his traumatic 40th birthday approaches: “You know, at 40, Grindr emails you a death certificate, [...] It 'll be like the ghost of Chris ..." |
 | | American and British English Divided by a Common Language? by Paul Baker, Amanda Potts Paperback, 276 Pages, Published 2017 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-107-46088-1, ISBN: 1-107-46088-3 "Is British English becoming more like American English? If so, why, and in what ways? This book compares examples of American and British language data from the 1930s, 1960s, 1990s and 2000s, to track the most important ways that both varieties are changing over time, and compares the extent to which they are following similar paths using a mixture of computer and human analysis. The analysis is carried out across several levels, includ ..." |
 | | Triangulating Methodological Approaches in Corpus Linguistic Research by Paul Baker, Jesse Egbert 216 Pages, Published 2016 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-1-317-53207-1, ISBN: 1-317-53207-4 "This volume provides a systematic comparison of various methodological approaches in corpus linguistics through a series of parallel empirical studies that use a single corpus dataset to answer the same overarching research question." |
 | | Hello Sailor! The hidden history of gay life at sea (Hardback) by Paul Baker, Jo Stanley Hardcover, 272 Pages, Published 2016 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-1-138-15118-5, ISBN: 1-138-15118-1 "When gays had to be closeted, ships were the only places where homosexual men could not only be out but also camp. And on some liners to the sun and the New World, queens and butches had a ball. They sashayed and minced their way across the world's oceans. Never before has the story been told of the masses. These are the thousands of queer seafarers, mainly stewards, who sometimes even outnumbered the straight men in the catering depart ..." |
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