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Pig Latin is a Language Game primarily used in English . An alternative British name for Pig Latin is '''backslang''' (not to be confused with the backslang used by the criminals of 19th century London , which was based on turning words backwards). Pig Latin is usually used by Children for amusement or to converse in (perceived) privacy from Adults . Conversely, adults sometimes use it to discuss sensitive topics they don't want very young children to overhear. Anglophone tourists sometimes use Pig Latin to obscure their conversations from the general public, when traveling in countries where English may be commonly spoken as a second language. The impact of Pig Latin on standard English has been minimal, although certain Pig Latin '', have been incorporated into English Slang . RULES AND VARIATIONS The usual rules for changing standard English into Pig Latin are: #For words that begin with Consonant sounds, move all the first consonant sounds to the end of the word and add "ay." Examples:
#For words that begin with Vowel sounds (including Silent Consonants ), simply add the syllable "ay" to the end of the word.
The most common variation in Pig Latin is to replace the "ay" in the second rule with other suffixes such as "way", "yay", or "hay"; thus, "eagle" → ''eagle-ay'', ''eagle-way'', ''eagle-yay'', or ''eagle-hay'', depending on the dialect. The following Pig Latin example text is in the "way" dialect: The above formulation reflects only one of several dialects of Pig Latin. Because Pig Latin is essentially a children's game, the rules vary from peer group to peer group, although the above generalizations are normative across most versions. Other common variations include:
Pig Latin is not One To One ; that is, there exist pairs of English words that have the same translation into Pig Latin. For instance, in the "way" variation, "itch" and "witch" both become ''itch-way''. PIG LATIN IN MEDIA AND WRITING Pig Latin appeared in The Three Stooges' comedic short film, "You Nazty Spy!" , where the characters of three cabinet ministers, have the names "Mr. Ixnay", "Mr. Ohnay" (sic), and "Mr. Amscray". In the leadoff dance routine in the Busby Berkeley musical "Gold Diggers Of 1933" , Ginger Rogers sang part of the song "You're in the Money" in Pig Latin. The original Television Advertising campaign for Kellogg's Froot Loops , featuring Toucan Sam, made extensive use of Pig Latin (OOT-fray OOPS-lay), referred to in the campaign as "Toucan Talk". Sandra Boynton , a popular children's author, conceived ''Grunt'', a "pigorian chant" composition entirely in Pig Latin and Genuine Latin . It was published as a book/CD combo. In Louis Sachar 's book ''Holes'', a character is nicknamed "X-ray" because it is Pig Latin for "Rex" (this in fact spells "Exray"). In , the Abbot presiding over the wedding of the Sheriff of Rottingham and Maid Marian conducts the opening rites in "The New Latin" - Pig Latin. In Short Circuit 2 , Oscar converses with a goon in Pig Latin in order to get the drop on Johnny Five. PIG LATIN IN PROGRAMMING A common exercise in Programming classes to teach the concept of Recursion is to define a procedure or Function that, when given a word in normal English , yields the Pig Latin equivalent. The simplest way to write such a procedure is to set a base case for words beginning with vowels (add "ay"), and a recursive case that moves the first letter to the end of the word for re-evaluation. SEE ALSO REFERENCES
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