language game en · NOUN
Etymology
Calque of German Sprachspiel, coined by Ludwig Wittgenstein.
Meanings
- A set of rules governing how participants respond to utterings.
- A game that is based on players’ knowledge of a language or languages, such as fictionary, hangman. etc.
- A method of manipulating words so that the layman would find it hard to understand, such as pig Latin, gibberish, etc.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| language games | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (4)
fi kielipeli (in philosophy) · de Sprachspiel (in philosophy) · da sprogspil (in philosophy) · pl zasady rozmowy (in philosophy)