Sentence examples for of special languages from inspiring English sources

The annals of science record several cases of twins who communicate, as children, by means of special languages incomprehensible to anyone but them.

Sometimes, as in the case of criminal argots, part of the function of special languages is deliberately to mislead and obstruct the rest of society and the authorities in particular; they may even become wholly impenetrable to outsiders.

When it came to communicating with the beyond, I expected some sort of special language, but Copperhead began speaking in a tone one might use to coax out a recalcitrant teenager who locked himself in the bedroom.

Terminology as the set of concepts and terms in a specific subject field is a major building block of special language texts and therefore a prerequisite for efficient knowledge transfer.

Not least, they bring their knowledge of the special language of science.

Ms Coren describes poker as "a stimulating psychological challenge, combining guts and detective work...a world of its own, offering all the childish appeal of secret places, special languages and staying up late at night".

Chappy, the thesaurus editor, in a preface to the 1986 New Dictionary of American Slang, wrote about the "special languages of subcultures," which have historically been responsible for giving us lively if "unrespectable" new terminology.

The special significance of meaning-rules and their relation to the meanings of expressions appears when special languages are taken into account, namely closed and connected.

The logistics of these big fires are essentially military... Anyone who has ever spent fire season in L.A. knows some of its special language.

The logistics of these big fires are essentially military... Anyone who has ever spent fire season in L.A. knows some of its special language..

These are examples of the special language my 11 year-old daughter and I share.