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The article focuses on the linguistic formation experiment proposed by scholar Derek Bickerton in 1976. Details are given outlining the linguistic theories of hybridization and formation of "pigdin" common vocabularies and grammars in circumstances of multiple separate languages. The "desert island" experiment designed by Bickerton to empirically test the validity of such theories is also outlined. Discussion is given outlining the approval and later rejection of the project, citing several psychological and sociological challenges inherent within it. Questions are raised regarding the scientific and moral legitimacy of the experiment and what it could have produced had it been carried out.

The author speculates on the languages that will still be spoken in the year 2115. He believes English will remain a dominant language but that thousands of others spoken by small groups of people will disappear. He also says population movements will give rise to new Creole languages that will combine elements of two or more languages, and will be both simple in structure and relatively easy to learn.

The article presents definitions of jargons related to beaches that were used in the 1920s including oyster, swordfish, and lifesaving station.

Two letters to the editor are presented about the legislative jargons used by the Montana legislatures and the legal challenge to Senate Bill 423, the new Montana Marijuana Act enacted with strong bipartisan support of 113 of 150 Montana legislators.

The article offers updates on several radio stations in Tucson, Arizona. It includes Mountain KWMT 92.9- frequency modulation (FM), KLPX 96.1- FM, and KIIM 99.5-FM. It mentions that Mountain KWMT 92.9-FM has made changes on its music playlist program due to the use of jargon languages in the industry.

In sixth grade they were unlikely friends, the good kid and the bad one, the girl who studied and the one who smoked in the alley. They hung out; they met for lunch. They even walked home from school together, one watching, awestruck, while the other ducked into drugstores to shoplift lip gloss, cigarettes, candy. It couldn't last. One morning in seventh grade, a nasty note appeared on the tough girl's locker -- and someone told her the writer was her cautious friend. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

A poison pill, in corporate jargon, is a financial arrangement designed to protect current management by crippling the company if someone else takes over. As I read the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center's analysis of the presidential candidates' tax proposals, I realized that the tax cuts enacted by the Bush administration are, in effect, a fiscal poison pill aimed at future administrations. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

9 P.M. (HBO) RESOLVED (2008) Until the 1960s high school debate was an art form, a combination of ideas and eloquence. Today debate has evolved into a sport in which students memorize their arguments, employ a specialized jargon and use ''the spread,'' a style of machine-gun delivery at up to 400 words a minute. This documentary from Greg Whiteley follows two socio-economically and stylistically contrasting teams in their quest for the championship at the University of California-Berkeley Invitational Tournament and as their members seek admission to elite universities. The documentary also seeks to illuminate the racial and class divide in American education. Past debaters, including Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. of the Supreme Court, the actor Josh Lucas, the journalists Jane Pauley and Juan Williams, and the political adviser Karl Rove, discuss the value of their oratory skills. 11 A.M. (ABC) THE VIEW Glenn Close discusses politics; Catherine Bell and Kim Delaney talk about their hit series, ''Army Wives''; and Cyndi Lauper performs. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

SOLELY from a financial perspective, death is a tedious topic. It is fraught with paperwork, bureaucracy and legal jargon like ''revocable living trust.'' Then there is death itself, of course. Not much fun to contemplate that, either. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The author comments on the use of information technology (IT) and marketing jargons like "solution," "robust" and "leverage." He is convinced that people who are not familiar with IT are intimidated with these jargons, causing them to stay quiet when they should be asking questions. He cites a criticism made by a public relation staff against the use of marketing jargon.

Discusses the purposes and value of business jargon.

Reports on the fragmentation of the English language into dialects in Asia. Mention of the so-called Speak Good English Movement initiated by the government of Singapore in an effort to eliminate the mixture of languages known as Singlish; Study of English as a second language in Asian countries.

Discusses the use of Wall Street jargon when people discuss baseball. Examples of statements made by baseball coaches and players using business jargon; Exploration into the meaning behind the business jargon; History of other types of jargon used when talking about business, including the origin of the term double-header.

Discusses computer jargon and the effect of the computer industry on the addition of terms to the English language.

Discusses the emergence of several jargons on businesses in the United States. Information on the study conducted by W. Davis Folsom, business professor at the University of South Carolina; Details on several jargons; Views on the type of language used in the business industry.

Translates examples of Microspeak, a company jargon made up of words and phrases commonly used at Microsoft Corp. Its documentation in an informal lexicon; Identification of contributors; Web site devoted to the lexicon; Language as software; Definition of adminisphere, ask, bandwidth and others.

Commentary. Provides information on political jargon used during the 1996 elections in the United States. Description of the jargon used; Clarity on the targets of political campaigns; Information on jargon used to identify various groups.

Offers a glossary of terms used in controversial landscaping. Meanings of various words used.

A letter to the editor is presented about examples of academic jargon.