nativization

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From native +‎ -ization.

Noun

nativization (uncountable)

  1. (linguistics) The process whereby a language acquires native speakers.
  2. (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.
    • 2014, James Lambert, “Diachronic stability in Indian English lexis”, in World Englishes, page 120:
      The nativisation of English in India has resulted in the creation of many new coinages or neologisms.
  3. (linguistics, phonology) The process whereby a loan word’s pronunciation is adapted to the sound system of the borrowing language.
    • 2025, Cid Swanenvleugel, The Pre-Roman Elements of the Sardinian Lexicon, page 411:
      The independent addition of final vowels to resolve final consonants, as a nativization strategy.

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