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  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Cryptolect
A cryptolect or cant is a language spoken and learned only by specific members of a group with the intention of using it to communicate unintelligibly from the perspective of those outside the group.
Cant is a term generally used to describe secret languages (cryptolects) used by gypsies, thieves, and others who have a need to communicate freely without necessarily conveying their meaning to a wider audience.
Language varieties and styles Thieves Cant is a secret language (or cryptolect) formerly used in Great Britain, and to a lesser extent in other English-speaking countries, by thieves, beggars and hustlers of various kinds.
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 Cant (language) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cant is an example of a cryptolect, a characteristic or secret language used only by members of a group, often used to conceal the meaning from those outside the group.
There are questions about how genuinely the literature reflected vernacular use in the criminal underworld.
In modern times "Cant" is used sometimes to refer to Shelta (alternatively known as Sheldru, Gammon, or The Cant), the cryptolectic language of Irish Travellers based on Irish Gaelic and English.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cryptolect   (299 words)

  
 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Cant (language)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Thieves Cant (flash lingo, gibberish, patter flash, slang) is a secret language (or cryptolect) formerly used in Great Britain, and to a lesser extent in other English-speaking countries, by thieves, beggars and hustlers of various kinds.
An example of a cant language which has been introduced widely into the mainstream is the homosexual Polari language which was used extensively in the BBC radio series Round the Horne during the 1960s.
It is, for instance, not easy to draw the line between the peculiar language of “rogues and vagabonds” and that of the lowest order of travelling showmen and strolling players, or between this latter and the strictly analogous body of expressions common to all grades of the histrionic profession.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Cant-%28language%29   (1351 words)

  
 Cryptolect - the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
A cryptolect or cant is a language spoken and learnedonly by specific members of a group with the intention of using it to communicate unintelligibly from the perspective of thoseoutside the group.
The most well-known example is the Etruscan cryptolect, followedby Shelta/Gammon/Travellers' cant.
Polari (or Palare) is another example, made well-known in Britain by Julian and Sandy in the radio show Round the Horne.
www.the-free-web-encyclopedia.com /default.asp?t=Cryptolect   (64 words)

  
 cant - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
Cant is often used in instant messaging as a shorter form of the contraction can't.
Cant is term for a secret language, a cryptolect.
Cant on a road or railway is the difference in elevation of the two sides of the track to help go around curves.
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 Ireland, Republic of - MSN Encarta
There has been a concerted effort, supported by the government, since independence to re-establish Irish and schools teach Irish as well as English.
Around 6,000 speak Shelta as a first language, a “cryptolect” (or secret language) of travellers that is based on Irish.
Scots is spoken among family and friends by a minority in Donegal county.
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 Cryptolect Term Papers, Essay Research Paper Help, Essays on Cryptolect
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 CRYPTOLECT   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Cryptolect будет язык поговоренный и выученный только специфически членами группы с намерием использования его связывать unintelligibly от перспективы тех вне группы.
Well-known примером будет cryptolect Etruscan, последованное за Сюелта/Гаммон/Травеллерс' Наклонять.
It is licensed under the GNU free documentation license.
www.faktoru.com /wiki/ru/cr/Cryptolect.htm   (85 words)

  
 Etruscan
as a basis for reliable comparison I will demonstrate the possibility that Etruscan is a cryptolect which was ingeniously devised by the Etruscan priestly and ruling castes whose primary language and culture was decidedly Italic.
A case of complex syllabic transpositioning may be found in the Etruscan word for sun which is us il, it appears to be a cryptolect of Latin so lis, i.e.
There are a series of Etruscan words which appear to have been formed from Latin by the dropping of initial consonants and sometimes the following vowel.
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 Why 'Concern Troll'? | TPMCafe
As far as I can tell, the term may have originally applied to actual trolls.
However, it now seems to be used as a cryptolect - identifying the speaker as a reader/member of DailyKos.
Which is fine, really, for those who want to turn politics into Heathers… we all need to 'belong.'
www.tpmcafe.com /blog/cypess/2006/aug/02/why_concern_troll   (1887 words)

  
 Kopel's Corner weblog archive 2002
Linguists explain that Shelta is derivative of Gaelic, and is not associated with Gypsy languages, even though Travelers and Gypsies follow somewhat similar lifestyles.
Shelta is classified as a cryptolect, a private language which helps group members maintain solidarity and secrecy.
Irish Travelers immigrated to the United States in the middle and late 19th century; they originally specialized in the horse and mule trade, but the decline in this part of the economy led to their current specialization in the sale of goods and service.
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 If I Cant - brought to you by Find That MP3 NOW   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
What does cant mean cant synonyms Middle English, side, from Old North French, from Vulgar Latin cantus, corner, from Latin.
Work at Home Thieves cant was a secret language (or cryptolect) formerly used by thieves, beggars and hustlers of various kinds in Great Britain and to a lesser extent in other Englishspeaking countries..
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 T MacKinnon | Remote Sensing Directory   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Etruscan Civilization - - Book review with map.
The Etruscan Cryptolect - - A new theory on the origins and language.
Etruscan Resources and References - - General information, list of books, and links.
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 Where Did The Etruscans Come From?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
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The Etruscan Cryptolect: A New Theory On The Origins And Language Of The Etruscans
Using the Etruscan vocabularies contained in Massimo Pallottino's The Etruscans 1975, and Larissa Bonfante's Etruscan, 1990, as a basis for reliable comparison I will demonstrate the possibility that Etruscan is a cryptolect which was ingeniously devised by the Etruscan priestly and ruling castes whose primary language and culture was decidedly Italic.
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