private language

British  

noun

1. philosophy a language that is not merely secret or accidentally limited to one user, but that cannot in principle be communicated to another

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private language

These are worthy investments in children’s education, especially those who live in school districts that haven’t been able to launch dual-language programs, and those whose families can’t afford private language instruction.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 30, 2022

Two of Anderson’s younger brothers were twins, and as kids they invented a private language so elaborate that it drew the attention of a linguistic researcher.

From New York Times ● Oct. 6, 2021

With a nod to “Hamlet,” a mute boy and his parents in a small Wisconsin town develop a private language with their special breed of remarkable dogs.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 25, 2019

There is a way in which Bloom was always speaking his own private language, and gradually publicizing that privacy on his own odd terms.

From The New Yorker ● Oct. 16, 2019

"Lysa took no chances. When we were girls together, we had a private language, she and I."

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

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