Language games/Talk

What about theme based games? For example, discussing any single given topic (e.g., sunflowers) using automotive terminology in each sentence. How about the bad prose competition?

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Is useless language the proper term? It seems that there is a use for such "languages": to conceal conversation. -- STG

I agree, if pig latin was used by the African American slaves, then it should not be called useless!

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swiped this from wikipedia "Useless language" which is now redirected to this plural-named (sorry) page(s)

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I don't think "language game" is the right place for this article, either--it is a technical term in philosophy, due to Wittgenstein. --LMS

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Again, I'm thinking that "language game" isn't the right name for this concept--can someone research this? The term is has a well-established meaning in philosophy, due to Wittgenstein, and I think in critical theory too. --LMS