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ERIC Number: EJ1383834
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 13
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0143-4632
EISSN: EISSN-1747-7557
The Interrelationship among Cypriot Greek, Standard Modern Greek, and Masculinity: "Doing" Straight (-Acting) Masculinity on Grindr
Evripidou, Dimitris
Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, v44 n2 p96-108 2023
The current study examines the language Greek Cypriot men report they use on Grindr, a mobile dating application for gay, bisexual, or curious men in relation to masculinity. Given the diglossic context of Cyprus, semi-structured interviews with 19 Greek Cypriot MSM Grindr users were carried out in an attempt to identify their linguistic choices and language attitudes in relation to local hegemonic masculinity. Cypriot Greek and its more basilectal register levels have been identified as the ones preferred on Grindr. ?hey are believed to be both, a tool for identifying and projecting masculinity. Interestingly, Cypriot Greek has also become indexical of a straight-acting homosocial homosexuality while its users, who seem to be governed by anti-effeminate attitudes and pro-masculinity, are pictured to be more heteronormatively masculine than MSM who use other linguistic varieties or register levels.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Cyprus
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