Meaning of nativization | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The process whereby a language acquires native speakers.
   uncountable
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.
   uncountable
3. The process whereby a loan word’s pronunciation is adapted to the sound system of the borrowing language.
   uncountable

Examples

“The nativisation of English in India has resulted in the creation of many new coinages or neologisms.”

“The independent addition of final vowels to resolve final consonants, as a nativization strategy.”

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