Date:  Thu, 31 Mar 1994 16:57:42 EST

From:  Allan Metcalf <aallan[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]AOL.COM>

Subject: Private languages



Is anyone expert on private languages - e.g. Pig Latin, twin language,

Boontling, Cockney slang? Or are there any good studies of private languages,

especially the first two sorts?



Offhand I can't think of any, aside from routine mention in textbooks.



A reporter from New Jersey has inquired about this.

It revealed a gap in my knowledge. I said I'd ask around. (I see reporters

as opportunity, not nuisance. But that's another story.)



Thanks very much. Allan Metcalf AALLAN[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]AOL.COM