Abstract
The totalitarian nature of this political regime had a strong effect on language. This paper addresses the following two questions: (1) What characteristics can be ascribed to the totalitarian language?, and (2) Can this special type of language be described with common lexicographic tools? We have to keep in mind that the totalitarian language has been changing its character over the course of time.
In this sense, three main historical periods can be established: The fifties, the sixties, the seventies and the eighties.