nativization
The English word “nativization” has 3 meanings listed here.
noun
- The process whereby a language acquires native speakers.
- 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 process whereby a loan word’s pronunciation is adapted to the sound system of the borrowing language.
Etymology
From native + -ization.
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