Language and sexuality studies today

Motschenbacher, Heiko

doi:10.1075/jls.00011.mot

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“…The term "homosexual identity" was used verbatim according to the 1981 Cass model of homosexual identity formation. Current research indicates that the term is no longer applicable as homosexual is not a commonly accepted term and is deemed offensive to the LGBT community (Motschenbacher, 2021). The corpus was composed of research articles that appeared only in peer-reviewed journal articles in the Journal of LGBT Issues, the Journal of Sex Research, the Journal of Sexuality Education, and the Journal of Homosexuality.…”

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The Discourse on the Coming Out Process in Academic Journals

Cisneros¹,

Dykeman²

2023

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This study involved an examination of the discourse of the coming out process through a corpus linguistic analysis involving keyness and collocation of academic journals. The academic journals include those that cited the Cass’s (1979) and D’Augelli’s (1994) coming out models. A corpus linguistic software program named #Lancsbox 6.0 was utilized to analyze the keywords and collocates of the cited literature related to the two coming out models. The registers for the study and reference corpus were academic writing and the sub-register included peer-reviewed articles. The research questions were created to help identify words used more in articles citing the Cass and D’Augelli models. In addition, we aimed to identify the most common collocations of the term “out” in both the Cass and D’Augelli models. The results indicate the strongest key words were “lesbian,” “out,” and “gay,” “students,” “gender,” and “identities.” The strongest collocates to the word “out” were “coming,” “process,” “their,” “coming,” “conversations,” and “process.” In response to these findings, several implications for counseling and research were developed.

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The Discourse on the Coming Out Process in Academic Journals

Cisneros¹,

Dykeman²

2023

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“…The term homosexual is of particular interest due to its early appearance and continued academic use despite its heteronormative and negative connotations (Cameron & Kulick, 2003;Motschenbacher, 2021). For example, the prominent Journal of Homosexuality retains it in its title to convey its lineage although the term is outdated and misleading about the journal's scope (Marinucci, 2019).…”

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“…Standardised, defined terminology would help with information retrieval, comparability between studies, and gaining wider recognition for key concepts but risks demeaning research subjects by rejecting their identities, becoming outdated as language changes, and creating out-groups that do not fit precise definitions (Eliason, 2014). Whilst sexuality language is extensively studied within an established academic field, supported by the Journal of Language and Sexuality (Motschenbacher, 2021), the issue is relevant to all academics reporting LGBTQ+ research and therefore needs unpicking from this perspective. In particular, publishing researchers, reviewers and editors need to know which terminologies are currently being used so that they can decide what is appropriate.…”

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Academic LGBTQ+ Terminology 1900-2021: Increasing Variety, Increasing Inclusivity?

Thelwall

Devonport

Makita

et al. 2022

Journal of Homosexuality

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LGBTQ+ labels and terminology in society embed ideological assumptions and affect who gains community support and protection. In academia, terminology is also needed to help define study objects, methods, and goals. Academics therefore need to choose their words to be both precise and appropriate, adjusting to changes in societal language. This article assesses the evolution of LGBTQ+ terminology in the titles and abstracts of academic journal articles since 1900 to identify the main trends. Based on a search of 74 LGBTQ+ terms in Scopus, LGBTQ+ related journal articles have almost continually increased in prevalence since 1900. In parallel, the concept of homosexuality that dominated early research has almost disappeared, being replaced by the word gay or more specific terms, such as lesbian or bisexual. Transexual terminology has also been supplanted by transgender and trans* terminology. At various points in time other LGBTQ+ terms have emerged with activist, health professional and academic origins. These include multiple acronyms, inclusive phrases, and activity-specific phrases (e.g., men who have sex with men) that are not used by the LGBTQ+ community. Currently, no terminologies are dominant, with this plurality probably reflecting differing research needs.

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Corpus-Based Considerations on Critical Literacy in ELT: The Linguistic Representation of Ricky Martin in the News Media

Motschenbacher

2021

Intersectional Perspectives on LGBTQ+ Issues in Modern Language Teaching and Learning

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Language and sexuality studies today

Cited by 9 publications

References 23 publications

The Discourse on the Coming Out Process in Academic Journals

The Discourse on the Coming Out Process in Academic Journals

Academic LGBTQ+ Terminology 1900-2021: Increasing Variety, Increasing Inclusivity?

Corpus-Based Considerations on Critical Literacy in ELT: The Linguistic Representation of Ricky Martin in the News Media

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