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Linguist List: Double-Dutch and Youthese / Pig Latin
Mailing list posting talks about early occurrences of Pig Latin and other phonologically manipulated youth languages.
http://www.linguistlist.org/issues/8/8-1221.html
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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.
http://www.ldc.upenn.edu/myl/ling001/games.htm
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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.
http://www.linguistlist.org/issues/2/2-406.html
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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.
http://www.saigon.com/~kyanh/archives/vn-gblf/msg00303.html
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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.
http://www.cs101.org/ipij/interlude-stringXformers.html
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Verlan - French Slang à l'Envers
A summary of the French-based Verlan with examples.
http://french.about.com/library/vocab/bl-verlan.htm
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Prokem Slang
Short list of Prokem (Jakartan slang) terms with Indonesian and English glosses.
http://www.angelfire.com/ga/gwali/slang.html
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Parlez-Vous Verlan?
A brief discussion of Verlan.
http://www.globalpolicy.org/globaliz/cultural/2002/0326verlan.htm
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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.
http://linguistlist.org/issues/5/5-812.html
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Vesre
Description with examples of a language reversal in Argentinian Spanish.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesre
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