ORWELL'S INFLUENCE ON THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Keywords:
Newspeak; linguistic manipulation; political rhetoric; dystopian neologisms; plain language; surveillance discourseAbstract
This article examines George Orwell's profound and enduring impact on the English language, analyzing how his literary works and essays have shaped modern discourse, political terminology, and approaches to clarity in communication. Through his dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949), Orwell introduced neologisms such as "Big Brother," "thoughtcrime," "doublethink," and "Newspeak" that have become essential vocabulary for discussing surveillance, censorship, and propaganda. His essay "Politics and the English Language" (1946) established influential principles for clear writing that continue to guide style manuals and communication practices across disciplines.References
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