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Jargon
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Jargon, or technical language, is the specialized terminology associated with a particular field or area of activity. Jargon is normally employed in a particular communicative context and may not be w
The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer is the first known use of the term "jargon" in English literature.
The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer is the first known use of the term "jargon" in English literature.
Shibboleth
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A shibboleth is any custom or tradition—usually a choice of phrasing or single word—that distinguishes one group of people from another. Historically, shibboleths have been used as passwords, ways of
Jargon
…aid technical communication, not to exclude outsiders by serving as an argot, it can have both effects at once and can provide a technical ingroup with shibboleths. For example, medieval guilds could use this as one means of informal protectionism. On the other hand, jargon that once was obscure outside a small…
A New Orleans resident challenges out-of-towners who had come to protest against the 2017 removal of the Robert E. Lee Monument. The out-of-towners' i
A New Orleans resident challenges out-of-towners who had come to protest against the 2017 removal of the Robert E. Lee Monument. The out-of-towners' inability to pronounce "Tchoupitoulas Street" according to the local fashion would be a shibboleth marking them as outsiders.
Shepherds fording the river Jordan (old postcard). The men of Ephraim could not cross without saying the password.
Shepherds fording the river Jordan (old postcard). The men of Ephraim could not cross without saying the password.
Villagers of Ungheni, Bessarabia Governorate, displaying Christian icons on their homes in order to distinguish themselves from Jews, and avoid being
Villagers of Ungheni, Bessarabia Governorate, displaying Christian icons on their homes in order to distinguish themselves from Jews, and avoid being targeted during a pogrom in 1905 (painting by Hermanus Willem Koekkoek).
Koreans being stabbed by vigilantes during the Kantō Massacre (1923)
Koreans being stabbed by vigilantes during the Kantō Massacre (1923)