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Nadsat meaning

Alternative letter-case form of Nadsat.

Using Nadsat

  • The main meaning on this page is: Alternative letter-case form of Nadsat.

Context around Nadsat

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 3 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

orange 1× former 1× addition 1×

Often after:

expression 1× speech 1× language 1× slang 1×

Sentence patterns with Nadsat

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

becomes the nadsat expression for 1× clockwork orange nadsat and in 1× his former nadsat speech patterns 1× in addition nadsat s english 1× in nadsat language a 1× nadsat slang from 1× nadsat was also 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

burgess s interest 1× consequently gulliver becomes 1× he later meets 1× in nadsat language 1× nadsat slang from 1× nadsat was also 1×

Common sentence endings:

by anthony burgess 1× for the characters 1× language formation techniques 1× nadsat speech patterns 1× of the book 1× the concept head 1×

Words around Nadsat

Just before it in the word index:

nadra 4 nadph 8 nadp 6 nadowli 4 nador 3 nadon 9

Just after it in the word index:

nadu 599 nadur 11 nadvi 2 nadw 9 nadwi 2 nadworny 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aad 10 aadhar 10 aaro 10 abels 10 abidin 10 abidine 10

Corpus analysis for Nadsat

  • In this selection, "nadsat" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 19.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, orange, former, addition, expression, speech and language stand out and add context to how "nadsat" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include becomes the nadsat expression for and clockwork orange nadsat and in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "nadsat" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with nadsat

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Nadsat slang from A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess ). (9 words)

Consequently Gulliver becomes the Nadsat expression for the concept "head". (10 words)

Nadsat was also used in Stanley Kubrick 's film adaptation of the book. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

Burgess's interest in language was reflected in the invented, Anglo-Russian teen slang of A Clockwork Orange ( Nadsat ), and in the movie Quest for Fire (1981), for which he invented a prehistoric language (Ulam) for the characters. (38 words)

In Nadsat-language a "fit of laughter" becomes a guff (shortened version of guffawing); a " skeleton key " becomes a polyclef ("many keys"); and the "state jail" is blended to the staja. (31 words)

He later meets and marries a girl, renouncing his old ways and even losing his former ( Nadsat ) speech patterns. (19 words)

Example sentences (7)

Burgess's interest in language was reflected in the invented, Anglo-Russian teen slang of A Clockwork Orange ( Nadsat ), and in the movie Quest for Fire (1981), for which he invented a prehistoric language (Ulam) for the characters.

Consequently Gulliver becomes the Nadsat expression for the concept "head".

He later meets and marries a girl, renouncing his old ways and even losing his former ( Nadsat ) speech patterns.

In Nadsat-language a "fit of laughter" becomes a guff (shortened version of guffawing); a " skeleton key " becomes a polyclef ("many keys"); and the "state jail" is blended to the staja.

Nadsat slang from A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess ).

Nadsat was also used in Stanley Kubrick 's film adaptation of the book.

Word derivation by common techniques In addition, Nadsat's English slang is constructed with common language-formation techniques.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "nadsat" in a sentence?
An example: "Burgess's interest in language was reflected in the invented, Anglo-Russian teen slang of A Clockwork Orange ( Nadsat ), and in the movie Quest for Fire (1981), for which he invented a prehistoric language (Ulam) for the characters." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "nadsat" from authentic English texts.
What does "nadsat" mean?
Nadsat means: Alternative letter-case form of Nadsat.
How many example sentences with "nadsat" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "nadsat", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.