Nativization
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Nativization is a noun meaning (linguistics) The process whereby a language acquires native speakers.
Meaning
(linguistics) The process whereby a language acquires native speakers.
More Meanings
- (linguistics, phonology) The process whereby a loan word’s pronunciation is adapted to the sound system of the borrowing language.
- (linguistics) The process whereby a language in a new region acquires localised features, as by contact with pre-existing languages of the region, or in response to the local environment.
Example Sentences
The independent addition of final vowels to resolve final consonants, as a nativization strategy.
The nativisation of English in India has resulted in the creation of many new coinages or neologisms.
Word Forms
- nativisation
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include xenization, macroacquisition, renativization, substitution, substrate, acculturalization.
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