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'''Newspeak''' is a fictional variant of the English language, from George Orwell's [[dystopia|dystopian]] novel | '''Newspeak''' is a fictional variant of the [[English language]], from [[George Orwell]]'s [[dystopia|dystopian]] novel ''Nineteen Eighty-Four''. In the book, imposition of Newspeak systematically enforces the "IngSoc" totalitarian ideology, as it is "a medium of expression for the world-view and mental habits proper to the devotees of IngSoc, but [used] to make all other modes of thought impossible."<ref name=NewPrin>{{citation | ||
| author = George Orwell | | author = George Orwell | ||
| contribution = "The Principles of Newspeak": An appendix to ''1984'' | | contribution = "The Principles of Newspeak": An appendix to ''1984'' | ||
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The word can be used to mean any kind of | The word can be used to mean any kind of "[[propaganda|propagandistic language marked by [[euphemism]], [[circumlocution]], and the inversion of customary meanings".<ref>http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/newspeak</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 04:16, 25 July 2009
Newspeak is a fictional variant of the English language, from George Orwell's dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. In the book, imposition of Newspeak systematically enforces the "IngSoc" totalitarian ideology, as it is "a medium of expression for the world-view and mental habits proper to the devotees of IngSoc, but [used] to make all other modes of thought impossible."[1] The word can be used to mean any kind of "[[propaganda|propagandistic language marked by euphemism, circumlocution, and the inversion of customary meanings".[2]