[Ads-l] Language and children; flee/flea.

[W Brewer]

Pig Latin acquisition:  On occasion, I have used Pig Latin as a form of
secret communication with adult Americans, in the presence of their young
children or of local Taiwanese here.  It is useful against children up to a
certain age, when they can figure out the simple rules and decipher for
themselves. Clearly linked to the Critical Age Hypothesis. Any research on
this?

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