George Orwell 1984 Language Analysis

As the decades pass by, words are being added into the English dictionary. Many may not realize the effects of such terms that have been introduced to the English language. George Orwell, an English novelist, essayist, journalist, and critic, predicts his vision of what the future would become in his novel 1984. The novel tells a powerful vision that the future would be controlled by the government from what we wear to how we speak and think. Orwell also introduces the idea of Newspeak. It’s stated in the novel that “... Newspeak is to narrow the range of thought? In the end we shall make thoughtcrime literally impossible, because there will be no words in which to express it” (p. 52). This form of language was created to limit the people’s …show more content…
The language and terms used by people is now known as Textspeak. It is a form of language or a sort of expression used by teenagers to communicate swiftly with their friends. Mostly, it is grammatically incorrect and filled with abbreviations. C. Miles (2012), a contributor for the Deseret News and student of English Education at Brigham Young University in Idaho explains that textspeak is the new Newspeak that Orwell conveyed in his novel 1984. Miles proves this to be true by researching the usage of shortened terms and made up words that don’t make sense in SMS. They are conveying the message the wrong message and “it’s important that the difference between text-talk and an actual text message is clear to young people today. Not only will they seem unprofessional when using text-talk outside of a text message, but they will seem lazy, immature and …show more content…
Words such as “Breakfunch: A small meal eaten between breakfast and lunch.” and “Confungry: Confused and angry.” and “Definotly: Definitely not.” are being added to the dictionary. Such irrelevant terms that are not necessary are being used and make Orwell’s prophetic nightmarish vision in 1949 true. Orwell also makes clear in 1984 that “by 2050--earlier, probably--all real knowledge of Oldspeak will have disappeared. The whole literature of the past will have been destroyed” (p. 53). The author is insisting that language will be changed to the point of no recognition. At this rate with terms like “confungry” or “definotly” wouldn’t the true meanings of the original words be changed?
As humans we should be able to express ourselves without any restrictions. Crossfield (2008), a storyteller and contributor to johanthancrossfield.com, states
Although the new language and grammatical shifts brought on by modern technology