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nativisation

nativisation is the alternative spelling of nativization.

Meaning of nativization

Noun

nativization (uncountable)

  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.2014, James Lambert, “Diachronic stability in Indian English lexis”, in World Englishes, page 120
  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.2025, Cid Swanenvleugel, The Pre-Roman Elements of the Sardinian Lexicon, page 411

Origin of nativisation

From native + -isation.

Questions about nativisation

What is nativisation the alternative spelling of?
Nativisation is the alternative spelling of nativization.

Words near nativisation in the dictionary

  1. natively
  2. nativeness
  3. nativenesses
  4. natives
  5. Natividad
  6. nativisation
  7. nativise
  8. nativised
  9. nativises
  10. nativising
  11. nativism

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