George Orwell's politics and the english language seems to be a realisation of how the whole concept of the english language is and has become ”ready-made phrases”, due to them being 'preset' into our own vocabulary. George Orwell seems to stamped down onto the fact that language has become somewhat slubby, lazy and has decreased its lack of thought from writers creating metaphors that are practically useless, to professors not making sense of what they write.
Furthermore, his views on politics, being firmly identified as 'a mass of lies and can influence the world of language depending on the political background of the said country. While continuing to fall deeper into his thoughts on how language has become, it seems that he himself falls into open-ended questions and phrases that seem to be something Yoda from Star Wars would say, "if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought". This abstract has no language flaws similar to how Yoda would speak but seems to unravel itself into a multitude of things not to do and things that even supposed, 'english professionals' still do that they shouldn't.
While Orwell's viewpoint on how language has taken a wrong turn is valid, he does seem to portray the thought of being more grumpy then worried. However, this though is damped by the aspects of humour written.
George Orwell sees "language as an instrument for expressing" and having expressed himself, has not only left questions answered but has also created many more for other Orwell-like observers to consider in thought on what they do, how they do anything and how it all ties up to the world of language.
"One cannot change this all in a moment, but one can at least change one's own habits" - George Orwell
Wednesday, 11 September 2013
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This is a really succinct and personalized response to a difficult text - well done.
ReplyDeleteDo you personally agree with Orwell's view? I enjoy your own use of some unusual slang in the piece (slubby?!)
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