Language and thought are interdependent. But, does the extent of our language is equivalent to the extent of our thinking? Considering that the ability of thinking is a human instinct, it is possible for a thought to happen spontaneously but it would have little significance without language, despite of the feeling that generated it originally. Language is the method in which one uses to express a thought. From my point of view, thinking is completely dependent on language as through it, we are able to acquire, give shape and form to our ideas and knowledge. Furthermore, with language we are able to register, express and communicate the knowledge we acquired to others through a variety of means. This way, when language is affected, thought
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At the time that language is narrowed down to fewer words due to the deficit of knowledge, consequently there will be no means to accurately express thoughts or even think of them. In George Orwell’s novel 1984, language is used as a tool to manipulate people’s minds in order to control and maintain power. Winston, the protagonist, lives in the city of London in Oceania under an extremely authoritarian government that largely uses language as the main mechanism to achieve that goal. They use a different version of English called Newspeak, which is the controlled language created by the Party. It is engineered to remove even the possibility of rebellious thought. The words by which such thoughts might be articulated have been eliminated from the language leaving no space for nuance, or for degrees of meaning. In the book, Syme, one of the Party’s members explains to Winston this concept: “If you want a stronger version of "good", what sense is there in having a whole string of vague useless words like "excellent" and "splendid" and all the rest of them? "Plusgood" covers the meaning, or "doubleplusgood" if you want something stronger still.”, which would eliminate the act of crimethink. If all crimes begin with a thought, so control thought and you can control
At the time that language is narrowed down to fewer words due to the deficit of knowledge, consequently there will be no means to accurately express thoughts or even think of them. In George Orwell’s novel 1984, language is used as a tool to manipulate people’s minds in order to control and maintain power. Winston, the protagonist, lives in the city of London in Oceania under an extremely authoritarian government that largely uses language as the main mechanism to achieve that goal. They use a different version of English called Newspeak, which is the controlled language created by the Party. It is engineered to remove even the possibility of rebellious thought. The words by which such thoughts might be articulated have been eliminated from the language leaving no space for nuance, or for degrees of meaning. In the book, Syme, one of the Party’s members explains to Winston this concept: “If you want a stronger version of "good", what sense is there in having a whole string of vague useless words like "excellent" and "splendid" and all the rest of them? "Plusgood" covers the meaning, or "doubleplusgood" if you want something stronger still.”, which would eliminate the act of crimethink. If all crimes begin with a thought, so control thought and you can control