private language
Personally invented tongue
Private language in philosophy refers to a hypothetical language whose terms can only be understood by the speaker—typically one describing inner sensations accessible to no one else.
Wittgenstein's private language argument contends that such a language is impossible, since meaning requires public criteria for correct use.
More loosely, private language describes any idiosyncratic vocabulary shared by intimates: The twins had their own private language.
- idiolectIndividual's unique speech patterns
- secretConcealed information
- secret codeEncrypted communication system
- idiomFixed phrase, opaque meaning
- codeSymbolic communication system
soliloquy · self-talk · stream of consciousness · cryptography · semiotics · neologism · meaning · Wittgenstein · family resemblance · solipsism · inner voice · slang · expression · cipher · encoded messages · small words · personal boundaries · argot
private languagecommon language
universal language · natural language · lingua franca · world language · vernacular
private languageaccessible language
Wording easy to understand
inclusive language · common parlance · public discourse · open communication
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