EPISODE · Dec 20, 2021 · 42 MIN
Politics and the English Language by George Orwell
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https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/75653 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Politics and the English Language Author: George Orwell Narrator: Peter Noble Format: mp3 Length: 42 mins Release date: 12-20-21 Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 1 rating Genres: Words, Language & Grammar Publisher's Summary: Within this essay, Orwell criticises the 'ugly and inaccurate' written English of his time and examines the connection between political orthodoxies and the debasement of language. The essay focuses on political language, which, according to Orwell, 'is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind'. Bad English, he believed, was a vehicle for oppressive ideology.
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/75653 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Politics and the English Language Author: George Orwell Narrator: Peter Noble Format: mp3 Length: 42 mins Release date: 12-20-21 Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 1 rating Genres: Words, Language & Grammar Publisher's Summary: Within this essay, Orwell criticises the 'ugly and inaccurate' written English of his time and examines the connection between political orthodoxies and the debasement of language. The essay focuses on political language, which, according to Orwell, 'is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind'. Bad English, he believed, was a vehicle for oppressive ideology.
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