Question
An Appendix about this language’s principles divides it into A, B, and C vocabularies, and states that “euphony outweighed every consideration other than exactitude of meaning.” For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this language, which is called “the only language in the world whose vocabulary gets smaller every year.” The Eleventh Edition of a dictionary of this language is worked on by Syme.
ANSWER: Newspeak [prompt on, BUT DO NOT reveal, any descriptions of the language from 1984 or the language spoken in Oceania]
[10e] Newspeak is the official language of Oceania, where Winston lives in this dystopian novel by George Orwell.
ANSWER: 1984
[10m] This character throws a Newspeak dictionary at a screen depicting Emmanuel Goldstein during the Two Minutes Hate. Winston embarks on an affair with this character, before betraying her under torture in Room 101.
ANSWER: Julia
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Summary
| 2023 ACF Fall (Rutgers) | 10/14/2023 | Y | 6 | 11.67 | 100% | 17% | 0% |