nativization
noun 3
Definitions
noun
1
The process whereby a language acquires native speakers.
2
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.
The nativisation of English in India has resulted in the creation of many new coinages or neologisms.
3
The process whereby a loan word’s pronunciation is adapted to the sound system of the borrowing language.
The independent addition of final vowels to resolve final consonants, as a nativization strategy.
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