The Whorf hypothesis and language manipulation in dystopian literature
Author: Mansurov Ramziddin
Journal: Бюллетень науки и практики @bulletennauki
Section: Филологические науки
Article in issue: 5 т.5, 2019.
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Problem of language manipulation reflected in dystopian fiction suggests certain changes that drastically influence mentality of people. Deeper analysis of dystopian texts such as ‘Cloud Atlas’, ‘We’, ‘Nineteen Eight-Four’, ‘Brave New World’ and other works reveal that the one, who controls language, controls the mind of people. Language as such carries within itself many meanings related to culture, values, beliefs and many more, and thus limiting the open expression in language restricts access to that information that is stored behind words. This matter is touched by The Whorf hypothesis.
Dystopia, whorf-sapir hypothesis, nineteen eighty-four, newspeak
Short address: https://sciup.org/14115475
IDR: 14115475 | UDC: 821.111 | DOI: 10.33619/2414-2948/42/71
Гипотеза Ворфа и манипуляции языка в дистопических произведениях
Проблема манипуляции языка, затронутая в дистопических произведениях, таких как «Облачный Атлас», «Мы», «Дивный Новый Мир», «1984» и в других произведениях, их глубокий анализ дает нам понять то, что кто контролирует язык, тот контролирует сознание людей. Слова языка, согласно гипотезы Ворфа (Сапира-Ворфа), не только несут при себе фиксированные значения, но также культурные, религиозные и другие ценности (маркеры), ограничение языка (слов) может повлиять на сознание и ограничить восприятие этой информации.
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