{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Invented Language (55)","description":"Dave Shepherd revisits a couple of blend-word examples we overlooked last week: &amp;quot;celebutante&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;ruinion.&amp;quot; (Thanks to Hillary Israeli.) (1:56)\r\n\r\nDave and Howard Shepherd discuss the challenges of trying to remain non-commercial for one year. Our anniversary was the day we recorded this show, March 21, 2006. (2:56)\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDave and Howard explore the realm of invented languages--languages artificially constructed for specific purposes. (Thanks to Kevin Thomas and Alexandre Enkerli for the topic suggestion.) (4:34)\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nLanguage that limits:\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n  Parental code (8:24)\r\n  The created sub-languages of childhood (9:44)\r\n  Pig Latin (10:33)\r\n  Javanais (11:44)\r\n  Verlan (12:16)\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMusic bumper from &amp;quot;Telepop&amp;quot; by The Jerrys  (13:26)\r\n\r\n\r\nCodes:\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n  Morse code, building codes, speech codes and double-talk (14:59)\r\n  Cryptology, shortwave number-code stations (16:28)\r\n  The Navajo &amp;quot;Code-Talkers&amp;quot; from World War II (18:03)\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nSong: 'Code' by Brooks Newton (18:39)\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n  Cockney rhyming slang (our source: Jeremy Alderton's Cockney Rhyming Slang Dictionary) (22:04)\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nRude word of the week: &amp;quot;Donald Trump&amp;quot; (an example of Cockney rhyming slang, based on the name of the famous American tycoon and television reality-show star) (23:42)\r\n\r\nMusic bumper from  &amp;quot;Trifle 3&amp;quot; by Fuzzy Logic (25:02)\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nLanguage that expands:\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n  Fantasy languages: Elvish, Klingon (25:56)\r\n  Esperanto (27:05)\r\n  E-Prime (29:48)\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nMusic courtesy of The Podsafe Music Network and GarageBand.com\r\n\r\nTheme music by Kick the Cat\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\ntime: 33:14 \r\nsize: 22.9 Mb\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nrating: PG (Our Rude Word alludes to a mildly rude word for defecation.)\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nCategories: language, linguistics\r\n\r\n","author_name":"The Word Nerds Archive","author_url":"http:\/\/thewordnerds.org","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/1421885\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/1421885"}