| Linguist List: Double-Dutch and Youthese / Pig Latin - Mailing list posting talks about early occurrences of Pig Latin and other phonologically manipulated youth languages.
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| University of Pennsylvania: Linguistic Form in Ritual and Play - Part of the schedule of lectures and assignments of Linguistics 001. Covers language games, song and verse. Includes a section on Ubbi Dubbi and children's language games in a number of countries.
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| Linguist List: Pig Latin - Mailing list posting mentions several play languages from different cultures, including Ubby Dubby and one used by natives of central Australia.
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| Vietnamese vs English: Noi Lai Play Language - Mailing list thread touches on the noi lai jargon and its significance in Vietnamese society.
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| Interactive Programming In Java: A Community of Interacting Entities - Word game examples of Java programming. Includes Pig Latin and Ubby Dubby.
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| A Bibliography of References Pertaining to Prokem - An annotated bibliography of references pertaining to Prokem, a slang spoken in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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| Verlan - French Slang à l'Envers - A summary of the French-based Verlan with examples.
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| Prokem Slang - Short list of Prokem (Jakartan slang) terms with Indonesian and English glosses.
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| Parlez-Vous Verlan? - A brief discussion of Verlan.
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| Verlan - A description of a French-based language game with examples.
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| Argot and Verlan - A detailed academic description of Verlan by Yvette Ellis, including information on syntax.
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| Noi Lai - Vietnamese Play on Words - Three examples of Noi Lai phrases with their contexts are given.
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| Same-Edge Alignment with Opposite-Edge Effects - A linguistic paper on ludlings, with examples in Baliktád (from Tagalog) and Zuuja-go (from Japanese).
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| Intra-Representational Correspondence and the Realization of Empty Morphemes - A linguistic paper on ludlings.
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| Ludlings - A bulletin board discussion of ludlings.
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| Language Game - Describes the term language game and gives examples from different languages.
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| Louchebem - A description of the French-based language game, Louchébem (or Loucherbem), with examples.
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| Geringoso - A description of a Spanish-based language game used in Argentina, with examples.
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| Linguist List: Language Games - Mailing list posting author Trey Jones presents a summary of secret and play languages from many cultures, including Cazarny Talk, the Russian Fufa Language, Arabic language play and Bengali Pig Latins. Extensive bibliography.
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| Cockney Rhyming Slang - An encyclopedia article on Cockney Rhyming Slang, with examples.
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| Vesre - Description with examples of a language reversal in Argentinian Spanish.
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