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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