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Nüshu is a writing system created and used exclusively by women which originated in China's remote Jiangyong county, in southern China, most likely around the 9th century. ^ Martin, Douglas (6 October 2004). "Yang Huanyi, Last User of a Secret Code, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
Pigpen cipher. The pigpen cipher uses graphical symbols assigned according to a key similar to the above diagram. [ 1] The pigpen cipher (alternatively referred to as the masonic cipher, Freemason's cipher, Rosicrucian cipher, Napoleon cipher, and tic-tac-toe cipher) [ 2][ 3] is a geometric simple substitution cipher, which exchanges letters ...
Thieves' cant (also known as thieves' argot, rogues' cant, or peddler's French) [ 1] is a cant, cryptolect, or argot which was formerly used by thieves, beggars, and hustlers of various kinds in Great Britain and to a lesser extent in other English-speaking countries. It is now mostly obsolete and used in literature and fantasy role-playing ...
Western esotericism, also known as esotericism, esoterism, and sometimes the Western mystery tradition, [ 1] is a term scholars use to classify a wide range of loosely related ideas and movements that developed within Western society. These ideas and currents are united since they are largely distinct both from orthodox Judeo-Christian religion ...
A narrative technique (also, in fiction, a fictional device) is any of several specific methods the creator of a narrative uses [ 1] —in other words, a strategy applied in the delivering of a narrative to relay information to the audience and to make the narrative more complete, complex, or engaging. Some scholars also call such a technique a ...
Neologism. In linguistics, a neologism[ a] is any newly formed word, term, or phrase that nevertheless has achieved popular or institutional recognition and is becoming accepted into mainstream language. [ 1] Most definitively, a word can be considered a neologism once it is published in a dictionary. [ 2]
Alien language. Alien languages, i.e. languages of extraterrestrial beings, are a hypothetical subject since none have been encountered so far. [1] The research in these hypothetical languages is variously called exolinguistics, xenolinguistics [2] or astrolinguistics. [3] [4] A group of prominent linguists and animal communication scientists ...
The Australian Handbook for Writers and Editors by Margaret McKenzie. 4th ed. ISBN 9781921606496. The Cambridge Guide to Australian English Usage by Pam Peters of Macquarie University. 2nd ed. ISBN 9780521702423. The Complete Guide to English Usage for Australian Students by Margaret Ramsay. 6th ed. ISBN 9780521702423.