Meaning Newspeak
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Newspeak


name of the artificial language of official communication in George Orwell's novel "Nineteen Eighty-Four," 1949, from new (adj.) + speak (n.). Frequently applied to what is perceived as [..]
Source: etymonline.com

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Newspeak


A neologism coined by the journalist and writer George Orwell in his anti-utopian novel 1984 (published in 1949) to refer to the artificial language of government slogans, especially authoritarian pro [..]
Source: abc-clio.com

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Newspeak


(n) deliberately ambiguous and contradictory language use to mislead and manipulate the public
Source: beedictionary.com

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Newspeak


Newspeak was the language of the authorities in George Orwell’s novel 1984. Newspeak discarded any words that were not efficient, and placed highly utilitarian words in their place, in order to contro [..]
Source: theoryofknowledge.net





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