Oldspeak, Newspeak and Dutch.

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This paper discusses the translation of George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four and especially focuses on the translation difficulties pertinent to Newspeak and the political elements. It also includes a comparison between the self-made translation and the one made by Tinke Davids. The appendix contains a translation of three parts taken from Nineteen Eighty-Four.

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Nineteen Eighty-Four, George Orwell, Newspeak, translation, translation difficulties

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