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What’s the Word?: Children’s Secret Languages

What’s the Word?: Children’s Secret Languages

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In this episode, we’re talking about children’s secret languages: linguistic spaces where young people not only protect their own private thoughts from adults but also create new categories of meanings that eventually shape the language we all use. From the secret languages twins speak solely to each other, to Pig Latin and internet slang, we celebrate the innovative (if clandestine) ways young people have devised to express themselves. For a reading list and images related to this episode, please visit https://thechildrenstablepodcast.com/ 

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