How to Do Things with Woofs: Examining the Use of Non-Human Vocalizations as a Genre of Non-Verbal Communication in the Queer Pup Play Kink Community

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dc.contributor.advisorKing, Ruth
dc.contributor.advisorKettig, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorMcKeown, Terence
dc.date.accessioned2026-09-22T21:54:23Z
dc.date.available2026-09-22T21:54:23Z
dc.date.issued2026-08
dc.description.abstractThe present study examines one particular genre of extremely non-semantic communication: the non-human vocalizations (NHVs) of members of the queer pup play subculture. A growing object of academic study, members of this subculture are defined by their mutual engagement in pup play or puppy play, a form of (often) erotic roleplay in which one or more practitioners take on the role of a young dog (Wignall and McCormack, 2017; Wignall et al., 2022). Participants in this subculture often make active use of the vocalic mimicry of canines as a subculture-bound communicative practice.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10315/44071
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectPup play
dc.subjectPragmatics
dc.subjectNon-verbal communication
dc.subjectBDSM
dc.subjectSubcultural linguistics
dc.titleHow to Do Things with Woofs: Examining the Use of Non-Human Vocalizations as a Genre of Non-Verbal Communication in the Queer Pup Play Kink Community
dc.typeResearch Paper

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