Alternate phonologies and morphologies

• Main Author: Bagemihl, Bruce
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of British Columbia 1988
• Subjects: Languages; Secret; Grammar; Comparative and general > Phonology; Comparative and general > Morphology; Phonetics; Akan; inuit
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/28617

This thesis investigates two types of alternate languages: LUDLINGS (also known as language games, speech disguises, etc.), which involve primarily nonconcatenative morphological manipulation of their source languages, and SURROGATE LANGUAGES, which substitute alternative sound-producing mechanisms...