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Newspeak limits freedom of expression from "summary" of Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell

In the totalitarian society depicted in Nineteen Eighty-Four, the ruling Party employs Newspeak as a tool to control the thoughts and expressions of its subjects. Newspeak is a language designed to diminish the range of thought and limit the ability to express dissent. By restricting the vocabulary and eliminating certain words, Newspeak restricts the ability to articulate ideas that are contrary to the Party's ideology. This deliberate reduction in language serves to narrow the parameters of acceptable discourse, effectively stifling any form of dissent or opposition. The manipulation of language through Newspeak results in a form of cognitive control, where individuals are unable to think beyond the confines of the Party's prescribed beliefs. The Party's aim is to eradicate any possibility of independent thought or rebellion by constraining the language in which thoughts are expressed. Without the vocabulary to articulate thoughts of resistance, indivi...
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    Nineteen Eighty-Four

    George Orwell

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