NewSpeak Jive
Jamie Zawinski
jwz at lucid.com
Tue Apr 2 15:23:01 AEST 1991
%{ -*- Mode:Fundamental -*-
/*
* newspeak.l
* Lex filter to transform plain English into NewSpeak.
* Copyright (c) 1991 Jamie Zawinski <jwz at lucid.com>.
* Permission granted for noncommercial use and redistribution.
*
* To compile:
*
* flex newspeak.l
* cc -O -o newspeak lex.yy.c
* rm lex.yy.c
*
* This must be compiled with "flex", not normal "lex". Lex has
* some builtin, unchangable limits which this program exceeds.
* This has been verified to work with flex version 2.3.7, and
* may not work with flex version 2.3.6.
*
* You can get 'flex' by anonymous FTP to prep.ai.mit.edu, or
* anywhere else you get GNU software.
*
* Run this like so: "newspeak < some-text-file | more"
*
* There are some design notes near the end. Suggestions and
* improvements to this code are more than welcome.
* Hail Big Brother!
*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
*/
#include <stdio.h>
unsigned int fcounter = 0;
#define Y0 yytext[0]
#define Y1 yytext[1]
#define Y2 yytext[2]
#define Y3 yytext[3]
#define C caseify
#define C1 caseify1
#define CAP(string) capstring(0, (string),0)
#define WCAP(string) capstring(Y0,(string),1)
#define COMP(string1,string2) compstring(0, (string1),(string2),0)
#define WCOMP(string1,string2) compstring(Y0,(string1),(string2),1)
#define DUMP() printf("%s",yytext)
%}
%e 8000
%p 9000
%n 2000
%k 3000
%a 5000
%o 4000
W (([ ]?\n[ ]*)|[ ]|[\"'`])
ES [.,;:!?/]
EW ({W}|{ES}|"'")
YOUNG (([Yy]oung|[Ss]mall|[Ll]ittle){W})
DEAD (([Dd]ead|[Dd]eceased){W})
THE ([Tt]he{W}?)
ANDOR ({W}(([Aa]nd)|([Oo]r)){W}?)
COLOR (red|green|blue|yellow|cyan|magenta|purple|orange|mauve|pink|turquoise|brown|gr[ae]y)
%%
%{
/******************************
* PLUSwords *
******************************/
%}
[Qq]uite{EW}/[A-Za-z][A-Za-z] CAP("plus");
[Rr]ather{EW}/[A-Za-z][A-Za-z][A-Za-z] CAP("plus");
[Kk]ind{EW}of{EW}/[A-Za-z][A-Za-z][A-Za-z] CAP("plus");
[Kk]inda{EW}/[A-Za-z][A-Za-z][A-Za-z] CAP("plus");
[Mm]ore{W}than{W}a{W}(little|bit){W} CAP("plus");
[Pp]ro- CAP("plus");
[Hh]undreds{W}of{W}[Tt]housands |
[Hh]undreds{ANDOR}[Tt]housands |
[Hh]undreds{W}if{W}not{W}[Tt]housands |
[Tt]housands |
[Mm]illions CAP("doubleplusmany");
[Dd]ozens CAP("many");
[Hh]undreds CAP("plusmany");
([Bb]right|[Ll]ight|[Ii]ntense){W}/{COLOR} CAP("plus");
([Dd]im|[Ff]aded|[Dd]ark|[Pp]ale){W}/{COLOR} CAP("plusun");
[Ee]very DUMP();
[Vv]ery{W} |
[Rr]eally{W} |
[Tt]erribly{W} |
[Aa]wesome({W})? |
[Aa]wfully{W} CAP("doubleplus");
[Ww]hopping{EW} CAP("plusbig");
"O.K." |
[Aa]ll({W})?[Rr]ight |
[Oo][Kk][Aa][Yy] CAP("plusgood");
{W}OK/{W} WCAP("plusgood");
([Tt]oo|[Oo]verly|[Tt]hat){W}[Mm]uch CAP("plusmuch");
{W}[Bb]ad/{EW} WCAP("ungood");
{W}[Pp]oor/{EW} WCAP("ungood");
{W}[Ll]ame/{EW} WCAP("ungood");
{W}[Pp]itiful/{EW} WCAP("ungood");
{W}[Nn]asty/{EW} WCAP("plusungood");
{W}[Hh]orrid/{EW} WCAP("doubleplus ungood");
{W}[Hh]orrible/{EW} WCAP("doubleplus ungood");
{W}[Aa]wful/{W} WCAP("doubleplus ungood");
{W}[Ee]vil/{W} WCAP("doubleplus ungood");
%{
/******************************
* Titles *
******************************/
%}
{W}[Ss]ir/{EW} WCAP("citizen");
{W}[Mm]r"."/{EW} WCAP("brother");
[Mm]ister/{EW} CAP("brother");
[Mm]adame? CAP("sister");
{W}[Mm]iss/{EW} WCAP("sister");
[Mm]a"'"?am/{EW} CAP("sister");
{W}[Mm]r?s"."/{EW} WCAP("sister");
Mrs/{EW} CAP("sister");
{YOUNG}?[Cc]hildren CAP("young citizens");
{YOUNG}?[Bb]oys{ANDOR}[Gg]irl/s CAP("young citizens");
{YOUNG}?([Kk]id|[Gg]irl|[Bb]oy|[Cc]hild)/{EW} CAP("young citizen");
[Ff]ellow CAP("citizen");
[Nn]on{W}?"-"?citizen CAP("unperson");
[Nn]on{W}?"-"?member CAP("unperson");
[Cc]riminal/s? CAP("unperson");
{DEAD}(man|woman) CAP("unperson");
{DEAD}(men|women) CAP("unpersons");
[Ii]n{W}[Pp]erson DUMP();
{W}[Uu]ser WCOMP("party ","worker");
[Ss]tudent COMP("party ","worker");
[Cc]itizen/s?{EW} COMP("party ","worker");
[Pp]erson/s?{EW} COMP("party ","worker");
[Pp]eople COMP("party ","workers");
[Ss]enator |
[Cc]ongressman |
[Ss]upervisor |
[Pp]rofessor printf("Inner Party Member");
[Pp]rof"."/{EW} printf("Inner Party Member");
[Pp]rof/{EW} printf("Inner Party Member");
Representative/s? printf("Inner Party Member");
representatives printf("Inner Party Members");
[Ww]hite{W}[Cc]ollar |
[Uu]pper{W}[Cc]lass COMP("inner ","party");
[Mm]iddle{W}[Cc]lass CAP("party");
[Bb]lue{W}[Cc]ollar |
[Ww]orking{W}[Cc]lass |
[Ll]ower{W}[Cc]lass CAP("prole");
([Ff]ool|[Ii]diot)/s?{EW} CAP("prole");
[Ss]tupidity CAP("proleness");
%{
/******************************
* Organizations *
******************************/
%}
[Aa]?{W}([Ww]hite{W}[Hh]ouse|[Gg]ovt\.?|[Gg]overnment){W}([Ss]ource|[Oo]fficial|[Ss]pokes(man|woman|person)) CAP("an Inner Party Member");
{THE}?[Rr]epublican{W}[Pp]arty COMP("mini","luv");
{THE}?[Dd]emocratic{W}[Pp]arty COMP("mini","plenty");
{THE}?Congress printf("MiniPax");
{THE}?[Ss]enate printf("MiniPax");
{THE}?[Hh]ouse{W}[Oo]f{W}[Rr]epresentatives printf("MiniPax");
{THE}?[Ss]tate{W}[Dd]epartment printf("MiniPax");
{THE}?[Ss]tate{W}[Dd]ept"."? printf("MiniPax");
{THE}?[Dd]efen[cs]e{W}[Dd]epartment |
{THE}?[Dd]efen[cs]e{W}[Dd]ept"."? |
{THE}?[Ww]ar{W}[Dd]epartment |
{THE}?[Ww]ar{W}[Dd]ept"."? |
{THE}?[Hh]ouse{W}of{W}[Cc]ommons |
{THE}?Pentagon |
{THE}?[Ff]eds |
{THE}?FCC |
{THE}?D[Oo]D |
{THE}"D."[Oo]".D." |
{THE}?[Ss]ecret{W}[Ss]ervice COMP("mini","luv");
{THE}?White{W}House |
{THE}?Kremlin printf("MiniTrue");
{THE}?(CIA|NSA|FBI|MI"-"?5)/{EW} printf("MiniTrue");
{THE}?("C.I.A."|"N.S.A."|"F.B.I.")/{EW} printf("MiniTrue");
{THE}?[Aa]rchive/s? COMP("mini","rec");
{THE}?[Ll]ibrary COMP("mini","rec");
{THE}?[Ll]ibraries COMP("mini","recs");
[Tt]hought{W}[Pp]olice|[Nn]azis? COMP("think","pol");
[Vv]ice{W}[Ss]quad COMP("sex","pol");
PMRC|"P.M.R.C." COMP("sex","pol");
[Oo]fficer CAP("minister");
{THE}?[Dd]epartment{EW}of{EW}. |
{THE}?[Dd]ept"."?{EW}of{EW}. |
{THE}?[Uu]niversity{EW}of{EW}. |
{THE}?[Uu]niv"."?{EW}of{EW}. |
{THE}?[Dd]ept"."?{EW}of{EW}. |
{THE}?([Ss]ub"-"?)?[Cc]omm?itt?ee{EW}(of|on){EW}. |
{THE}?[Ss]chool{EW}of{EW}. {
if ((yytext[yyleng-1] >= 'A') && (yytext[yyleng-1] <= 'Z'))
/* "the school of Law" --> "MiniLaw" */
printf("Mini%c",yytext[yyleng-1]);
else if ((yytext[yyleng-1] >= 'a') && (yytext[yyleng-1] <= 'z'))
/* "the school of law" --> "MiniLaw" (not "Minilaw") */
printf("Mini%c",yytext[yyleng-1] - ('a' - 'A'));
/* "the school of 5 things" --> "Ministry of 5 things" */
else printf("Ministry of %c",yytext[yyleng-1]);
}
[Dd]epartment |
[Uu]niversity CAP("ministry");
[Uu]niv"."?/{W} CAP("ministry");
[Dd]ept"."?/{W} CAP("ministry");
([Ss]ub"-"?)?[Cc]omm?itt?ee CAP("ministry");
{THE}[Pp]roject/{EW} CAP("the Three Year Plan");
[Oo]ur{W}[Pp]roject/{EW} CAP("our Three Year Plan");
[Bb]udget printf("Three Year Plan");
[Pp]roject/{ES} printf("Three Year Plan");
{W}({THE}|([aa]{W}))[Pp]roject printf("%cthe Three Year Plan",Y0);
[A-Za-z]+"'"[Ss]/{W}(law|Law|LAW|book|Book|BOOK|rule|Rule|RULE){EW} printf("Goldstein's");
%{
/******************************
* Actions *
******************************/
%}
[Ii]n{W}love{EW} CAP("commiting SexCrime");
[Ll]ove{W}you/{EW} CAP("love Big Brother");
[Ll]ove{W}me/{EW} CAP("love Big Brother");
[Cc]loning |
[Rr]eproduction |
[Cc]elibacy |
[Pp]rocreation COMP("good","sex");
[Cc]elibate |
[Pp]rocreate COMP("good","sexwise");
[Tt]elevisions? |
TVs? |
[Tt]"."[Vv]"."s? |
[Rr]adios? |
[Nn]ews{W}?[Pp]apers? |
[Jj]ournalism |
[Mm]ovies? |
[Rr]ock{EW}?"-"?(and|"&"|"'"?n"'"?){EW}?"-"?[Rr]oll({W}[Mm]usic)? |
(([Rr]ock|[Cc]lassical|[Ii]ndustrial|[Pp]op|[Dd]ance|[Rr]ap){W})?[Mm]usic |
[Tt]unes |
[Mm]oney |
[Cc]ash |
[Cc]omic{W}[Bb]ooks? |
([Ss]tar{W}?)?[Tt]rek COMP("prole","feed");
[Pp]eace{W}[Mm]ovement |
[Pp]eace{W}[Pp]rotest |
[Aa]nti{EW}[Ww]ar |
([Pp]assive{W})?[Rr]esistance |
[Cc]reativity |
[Tt]reason |
[Rr]esearch COMP("crime","think");
%{
/******************************
* Religion *
******************************/
%}
[Jj]esus{W}[Cc]hrist |
[Jj]esus |
{THE}?[Bb]uddh?a |
[Mm]ohamm?ed |
[Mm]artin{W}[Ll]uther{W}[Kk]ing |
J\.?\ ?R\.?\ \"?Bob\"?\ Dobbs printf("doubleplus crimethinker");
([Jj]esse{W})?[Hh]elms |
([RrDd]on(ald)?{W})?[Rr]ea?gan |
[Gg]eorge{W}[Gg]uscoria printf("doubleplus goodthinker");
[Jj]ewish COMP("crime","thinkwise");
[Jj]ew |
[Cc]hristian |
[Mm]oslem |
[Bb]uddhist |
[Aa]thiest |
[Aa]gnostic COMP("crime","thinker");
[Ff]aith COMP("belly","feel");
%{
/******************************
* Places *
******************************/
%}
[Ee]ngland|{THE}?[Uu]nited{W}[Kk]ingdom |
({THE}?[Uu]nited{W}[Ss]tates{W}[Oo]f{W})?[Aa]merica |
{THE}?[Uu]nited{W}[Ss]tates|USA|"U.S.A."|[Cc]anada |
[Gg]ermany|[Ii]srael|[Ee]urope printf("Oceana");
Iranian|Iraqu?i|Libyan|Russian|African|Egyptian printf("Eurasian");
Iran|Iraq|Libya|Russia|Africa|Egypt |
([Ss]audi{W})?Arabia|{THE}?Soviet{W}Union printf("Eurasia");
[Ss]oviet printf("Eurasian");
[Cc]hinese|[Jj]apanese|[Tt]aiwanese |
[Pp]hillipino|[Ii]ndian|[Aa]ustralian|[Mm]exican |
[Nn]icaraguan|[Ss]alvadori?an printf("Eastasian");
China|[Jj]apan|[Tt]aiwan|{THE}?[Pp]hillipines|[Ii]ndia |
[Aa]ustralia|[Mm]exico|[Nn]icaragua|[Ee]l{W}[Ss]alvador printf("Eastasia");
[Kk]uwaiti printf("Eurasian");
[Kk]uwait printf("The Malabar Front");
%{
/******************************
* Miscelaneous Translations *
******************************/
%}
{W}[Ff]aster WCAP("plus speedful");
{W}[Ss]lower WCAP("plus unspeedful");
{W}[Ff]ast WCAP("speedful");
{W}[Ss]low WCAP("unspeedful");
[Mm]odern CAP("plusnew");
[Aa]ncient CAP("plusunnew");
{W}old/{W} WCAP("plusunnew");
[Ss]mash |
[Cc]rush |
[Oo]bliterate |
[Aa]nnihilate |
[Nn]eutralize |
[Dd]emolish |
[Dd]estroy CAP("unbuild");
[Dd]efen[cs]e/{EW} CAP("peace");
[Ii]nanimate CAP("unlifeful");
[Ss]ociety|[Cc]ulture printf("IngSoc");
[A-Za-z]+isi?m/{EW} printf("Goldsteinism");
[A-Za-z]+ist/{EW} printf("Goldsteinist");
{W}[Dd]ead WCAP("unlifeful");
{W}[Dd]eath WCAP("unlife");
{W}[Ll]ie WCAP("untruth");
{W}[Ff]alsehood WCAP("untruth");
{W}[Mm]istake/{EW} WCAP("untruth");
{W}[Ww]hisper WCAP("unshout");
{W}[Pp]roud WCAP("prideful");
[Ff]alse CAP("untrue");
[Dd]ark CAP("unlight");
[Bb]lack CAP("unwhite");
[Ff]orbidden CAP("unallowed");
[Ff]orbid CAP("unallow");
[Ff]ailure CAP("unsuccess");
[Ff]ail/{EW} CAP("unwin");
[Ss]tatistics?/{EW} CAP("propaganda");
{W}[Aa]n{W}[Aa]nn?ouncement WCAP("a NewsFlash");
[Aa]nn?ouncement printf("NewsFlash");
[Ii]nstructions? printf("B. B. DayOrder");
[Aa]lmost|[Nn]early CAP("within measurable distance of");
[Ff]unny CAP("humorful");
[Dd]oom CAP("unsave");
[Cc]haos CAP("unorder");
[Cc]haotic CAP("unorderful");
[Ee]nslaved CAP("protected");
[Ee]nslave CAP("protect");
[Dd]angerous CAP("unsafewise");
[Dd]anger CAP("unsafe");
([Bb]lind{W})?[Oo]bedience COMP("ing","soc");
\"?[Nn]ew{W}[Ww]orld{W}[Oo]rder\"? printf("IngSoc");
[Pp]rivacy |
[Ii]ndividuality COMP("own","life");
IMHO printf("for the love of Big Brother");
[Ee]motion(al|s)? |
[Cc]onviction |
[Bb]elie(f|ve) |
[Aa]ccept(ance)? COMP("belly","feel");
[Dd]emocracy |
[Ll]iberty |
[Ff]reedom |
[Jj]ustice |
{THE}?[Aa]merican{W}[Ww]ay |
[Ss]ubversion |
[Pp]assion COMP("crime","think");
[Oo]bscenity |
[Pp]ornography |
[Oo]rgasm |
[Ee]rotica COMP("sex","crime");
[Ss]exy |
[Oo]bscene |
[Pp]ornographic |
[Ee]rotic COMP("sex","crimeful");
[Cc]ritic/s?{W} COMP("crime","thinker");
[Ii]nfant{W}[Mm]ortality COMP("inf","mort");
[Ff]amilies |
[Pp]arents COMP("family ","units");
[Mm]other{ANDOR}[Ff]ather |
[Bb]rother{ANDOR}[Ss]ister COMP("family ","unit");
{W}[Pp]arent/s?{EW} WCOMP("family ","unit");
[Ff]amily COMP("family ","unit");
God/{EW} printf("Big Brother");
[Pp]res(ident|".")({W}([Bb]ush|[Rr]eagan))? printf("Big Brother");
[Pp]rime{W}[Mm]inister printf("Big Brother");
([Gg][Nn][Uu]{W}([Ee]macs|EMACS){W})?[Gg]eneral{W}[Pp]ublic{W}[Ll]icense printf("NewSpeak Dictionary");
(questioning|murder|ass?ass?ination)/{ES} printf("interrogation");
[Ss]keptic/{EW} CAP("unperson");
[Ss]illy CAP("foolhardy");
{W}[A-Za-z][A-Za-z]?illy DUMP();
[Ss]outhern|[Ss]outherly CAP("southwise");
[Nn]orthern|[Nn]ortherly CAP("northwise");
[Ee]astern|[Ee]easterly CAP("eastwise");
[Ww]estern|[Ww]esterly CAP("westwise");
[Pl]leasant CAP("goodwise");
[Vv]iolent CAP("unpeacewise");
[Vv]iolence CAP("unpeaceness");
[Ii]ndifference CAP("uncarefulness");
[Ii]ndifferent CAP("uncareful");
[Bb]elly CAP("abdomen");
[Cc]omic CAP("humorwise");
{W}[Uu]nless WCAP("lest");
usually printf("usualwise");
[Gg]uerillas COMP("party ","workers");
[Ww]ar/{EW} CAP("engagement");
%{
/******************************
* Syllable Rewriting *
******************************
isn't ___ is un___
not the ___ the un___
not my ___ my un___
anti___ un___ (etc...)
___cally ___wise
___ally ___wise
___lly ___wise
___ly ___wise
___aic ___wise
___lic ___wise
___nnic ___wise
<VOWEL>tric ___wise
___ic ___wise
<VOWEL>ous ___ful
<CONSONANT>ous ___eful
___less un___ful
*/
%}
[Ii]sn"'"t{W}my{W} CAP("is my un");
[Ii]s{W}not{W}my{W} CAP("is my un");
[Ii]sn"'"t{W}[Tt]he{W} CAP("is the un");
[Ii]s{W}not{W}[Tt]he{W} CAP("is the un");
[Ii]sn"'"t{W}[Ii]n{W}[Tt]he{W} CAP("is in the un");
[Ii]s{W}not{W}[Ii]n{W}[Tt]he{W} CAP("is in the un");
[Ii]t"'"?s{W}not{W}[Tt]he{W} CAP("it's the un");
[Ii]sn"'"t{W} CAP("is un");
[Ii]s{W}not{W} CAP("is un");
[Nn]ot{W}[Tt]he{W} CAP("the un");
[Nn]ot{W}[Mm]y{W} CAP("my un");
[Nn]ot{W}[Aa]{W} CAP("an un");
[Nn]ot{W}have{W} CAP("has un");
[Nn]ot{W}be{W} CAP("be un");
[Nn]ot{W}[Oo]nly/{W} CAP("unonly"); /* avoid "unonwise" */
[Aa]{W}[Nn]ot{W} |
[Aa]{W}[Nn]on"-"? printf("%cn%cun",Y0,Y1); /* "a non_" -> "an un_" */
%{
/* {W}[Nn]ot{W} | */
%}
{W}[Ii]l"-"?/[a-z][a-z] WCAP("un");
{W}[Aa]nti"-"? |
{W}[Nn]on"-"? WCAP("un");
robably|ventually|[Oo]bvious|[Bb]asic|{W}[Oo]nly|otally |
[Aa]rctic|holic|{EW}ally|{EW}[Aa]pply|{W}[Tt]opic DUMP();
{W}([Tt]raf|[Pp]aci|[Ss]peci)fi/c{W} DUMP();
{W}(ma|tra)gi/c{W} DUMP();
{W}(pub|cyc|re|fro|gar)li/c{W} DUMP();
{W}(eth|cli|to)ni/c{W} DUMP();
{W}(E|cle|met|cit)ri/c{W} DUMP();
{W}(ch|ep|tr?op|t|mus|stat|att)i/c{W} DUMP();
{W}only/{W} DUMP();
{W}[Aa]tlantic DUMP();
[ \t\n][drstwDRSTW]ally printf("%c%cally", Y0, Y1);
[a-z]ically/{W} printf("%cwise", Y0);
[a-z]ally/{W} printf("%cwise", Y0);
[a-z][a-z]lly/{W} printf("%c%cwise", Y0,Y1);
[a-z][a-z][a-z]ly/{W} printf("%c%c%cwise", Y0,Y1,Y2);
[a-z]ical/{W} printf("%cwise", Y0);
[a-km-qs-z]aic/{EW} printf("%cwise", Y0); /* not laic, raic */
[a-z]lic/{EW} printf("%clwise", Y0);
[a-z]nnic/{EW} printf("%cnwise", Y0);
[a-z][aeiou]tric/{EW} printf("%c%ctwise", Y0, Y1);
[a-z]tric/{EW} printf("%cwise", Y0);
[a-z]ic/{EW} printf("%cwise", Y0);
[a-z]lly/{EW} printf("%cwise", Y0);
[a-z]ly/{EW} printf("%cwise", Y0);
[aeiouy][^aeiouy]ous/{EW} printf("%c%cful",Y0,Y1);
[^aeiouy]ous/{EW} printf("%ceful",Y0);
[^e]ous/{EW} printf("%cful",Y0);
[A-Za-z]+less/{EW} { yytext[yyleng-4] = '\0';
if (((yytext[1] < 'A') || (yytext[1] > 'Z')) &&
(yytext[0] >= 'A') && (yytext[0] <= 'Z'))
yytext[0] = yytext[0] - ('a' - 'A');
printf("%cn%sful",C('u'), yytext);
}
". " { printf("%s",yytext);
fcounter &= 15;
if (14 == fcounter++) printf("(fnord) ");
}
[.,!?]\"([^\n\".!]+[.!])?\n/[\n\t ] printf("%c Hail Big Brother!\"%s",Y0,yytext+1);
\"([.,!?][^\n\".!]+[.!])?\n/[\n\t ] printf("%c Hail Big Brother!\"%s",Y1,yytext+2);
. printf(yytext);
\n printf("\n");
%{
/* TO DO:
*
* happy -> joy; sad -> unjoy
* fast, quick -> speed; slow -> unspeed
* lit -> light; dark -> unlight
* heavy -> weight; light -> unweight
* well -> health; sick -> unhealth
* careful -> care; reckless -> uncare
* "kind of a gray area", "mondo", "way cool"
*
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
* Brief description of Orwell's NewSpeak:
* ---------------------------------------
* Each word was made to serve as noun, verb, adjective and adverb. In
* particular, nouns and verbs were made exactly the same -- hence "think"
* replaced "thought" as a noun (viz. "crimethink" = thought crime, "thinkpol"
* = thought police). Adjectives were formed by adding "-ful" to a noun/verb;
* adverbs were formed by adding "-wise." Hence "speedful" = fast,
* "speedwise" = quickly, "unspeedwise" = slowly.
*
* The decision on which word should be negated was made fairly randomly;
* "dark" could be "unlight," or "light" could be "undark". But in all cases
* the most important objective (aside from ideological restriction) was
* euphony; the words had to be easily pronounceable.
*
* Most verb inflections were made regular; "he thinked," "he goed," "he
* eated"; only the auxiliaries and modals (to be, to have, may, shall, will,
* etc.) were allowed to inflect irregularly. Plurals were also regularized:
* "mans," "oxes," "childs." [This isn't implemented here.]
*
* There were three sets of words. The A vocabulary was for everyday use:
* car, man, red, good, etc. It was restricted to fairly simple words.
*
* The B vocabulary consisted of political/ideological words with very
* complicated connotations. All of the B words were compound words --
* bellyfeel (blind emotional acceptance of the ideology), oldthink (the way
* of thought before the Revolution), crimethink, Ingsoc, goodsex (intercourse
* solely for the purpose of making babies and with no physical enjoyment on
* the part of the female), sexcrime (any kind of sex but goodsex, including
* sex for its own sake), goodthink (thinking in accordance with Ingsoc), and
* so on. These words were also subject to the modifications mentioned
* above--hence "goodthinker," "goodthinkful," "goodthinkwise."
*
* The C vocabulary consisted of scientific and technical words (though there
* was no longer any word for "science," any connotation it might have being
* subsumed into "Ingsoc").
*
* Implementing a translator for all of this would be really complicated --
* I'd need rather extensive lists of the "irregular" words (so they could be
* regularized), as well as lists of politically meaningful words (so they
* could be excised or translated into either "goodthink" or "crimethink," as
* appropriate). Any kind of sexual topic should become "sexcrime" (it being
* unlikely that any talk of sex these days would fit into "goodsex").
*
* Basically, the reason it's hard is that NewSpeak was intended to *decrease*
* the vocabulary, and subsume complicated ideas into politically correct
* words so that you wouldn't have to understand the ideas anymore; you'd just
* have to emit the right words. So to properly "translate" anything into
* NewSpeak, you have to cut the vocabulary way down.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
*/
%}
%%
main()
{
yylex();
printf("\nHail Big Brother!\n");
}
capstring(firstchar,string,i)
char firstchar, *string;
int i;
{
if (firstchar != 0) putchar(firstchar);
putchar( (yytext[i] <= 'Z') ? (string[0] - ' ') : string[0]);
printf("%s",string+1);
}
compstring(firstchar,string1,string2,i)
char firstchar, *string1, *string2;
int i;
{
capstring(firstchar,string1,i);
capstring(0,string2,i);
}
_caseify(c,i)
char c;
int i;
{
if (yytext[i] <= 'Z') return (c - ' ');
else return (c);
}
caseify(c)
char c;
{ _caseify(c,0); }
caseify1(c)
char c;
{ _caseify(c,1); }
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