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__The Secret Linguistic Life of Girls__Jessica Weiss__ (Schwa-fire.com)

Though there appears to be no definitive research on gender and gibberish, it became clear to me that girls are drawn to gibberish and the dozens of other secret languages and language games, also called argots and ludlings, because using them builds social bonds. Though girls aren’t threatened in the same way as others who use secret languages, like prostitutes or criminals, using gibberish creates a sense of exclusivity and power for girls at a time when they are otherwise inherently powerless. Though boys like secret codes too, it seems as if more girls use gibberish and remember it fondly.

__The Secret Linguistic Life of Girls__Jessica Weiss__ (Schwa-fire.com)