Newspeak (Routledge Revivals): A Dictionary of Jargon

Green, Jonathon

ISBN 10: 0415732735 / ISBN 13: 9780415732734

Published by Routledge, 2015

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Title: Newspeak (Routledge Revivals): A Dictionary ...

Publisher: Routledge

Publication Date: 2015

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: New

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Synopsis:

George Orwell coined the term ‘Newspeak’ for his novel 1984, the purpose of which was designed to shrink vocabularies and eliminate subtlety and nuance. For this dictionary, first published to herald the year 1984, Jonathon Green compiled nearly 8, 000 entries – selected from the slangs and specific vocabularies of trades, professions and interests – covering such areas as the world of entertainment, the media, the military economics, and finance. This dictionary provides an accurate and useful linguistic guide for students of lexicography and an interesting compendium for the general inquisitive reader.