Neusprech
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From neu + sprechen, calque of English Newspeak.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Neusprech m or n (strong, genitive Neusprechs or Neusprech, no plural)
- newspeak (use of ambiguous or euphemistic words in order to deceive the listener)
- 2017, Hans-Peter Gensichen, Uckermark:
- In vier Wochen beziehungsweise wenn Ostsee-Touristen zu euch kommen – wird „angefaßt sein“ bei Euch auftauchen. Sicher! (Ich sitze / schwitze gerade daran, die Verbreitungs-Modalitäten solcher Neusprechs zu erfassen.)
- In four weeks or whenever Baltic Sea tourists get to you – then “to be touched” [the new term for “to be moved”] will show up. Definitely! (I’m currently sitting / sweating here trying to determine the dissemination modalities of such newspeak.)
- 2021 July 24, Jens Uthoff, “Satirischer Roman von Jörg-Uwe Albig: Wackliges Unternehmensmodell”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz[1], →ISSN:
- Doch, wer der Coaching- und Optimierungskultur unserer Tage und deren inhärentem Neusprech skeptisch gegenübersteht, der wird sich mit diesem Roman des Öfteren gut amüsieren.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Neusprech [sg-only, masculine // neuter, strong]
Proper noun
[edit]Neusprech m or n (proper noun, strong, genitive Neusprechs or Neusprech)
- Newspeak (fictional language)
See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Neusprech” in Duden online
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