Paul Baker is professor of English language at Lancaster University. His books include American and British English; with Jo Stanley, Hello Sailor!; and Fabulosa! The Story of Polari, Britain’s Secret Gay Language, the last also published by Reaktion Books.
Books in order of publication:
Polari – The Lost Language of Gay Men – 2002
Fantabulosa: Dictionary of Polari and Gay Slang – 2002
Sexed Texts: Language, Gender and Sexuality – 2008
Fabulosa! – 2020
Outrageous! – 2022
Camp!: The Story of the Attitude that Conquered the World – 2023
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