Anglicising
Converting to English
Anglicising is the British spelling of Americanized *Anglicizing*—adapting something to English character, form, or pronunciation.
Foreign words get Anglicised when they enter common usage: *café* becomes "cafe," *München* becomes "Munich." Names, customs, and institutions can all be Anglicised to fit English-speaking contexts: Immigrants often Anglicised their surnames.
Correct letter sequence
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- transliterationCross-script phonetic spelling
- romanizationScript-to-alphabet conversion process
localization · standardization · orthography · respelling · phonetic · transcription · rendering · conversion
Adopting Euro-American practices
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
- colonialismDomination through foreign settlement
- imperialismExtending dominion over others
- BritishOf the United Kingdom
influence · adoption · acculturation · conformity · adaptation · integration · modernization · Europeanization
Giving new designation
- respellingRewriting with different letters
- surnameHereditary family identifier
- immigrantOne who resettles abroad
- naturalizationLegal path to belonging
simplification · modification · adaptation · pronunciation · registration · documentation · identity · heritage
spelling
Correct letter sequence
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- transliterationCross-script phonetic spelling
romanization · localization · standardization · orthography · respelling · phonetic · transcription · rendering · conversion · modification
westernization
Adopting Euro-American practices
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
- colonialismDomination through foreign settlement
- imperialismExtending dominion over others
British · influence · adoption · acculturation · conformity · adaptation · integration · modernization · Europeanization · hegemony
renaming
Giving new designation
- respellingRewriting with different letters
- surnameHereditary family identifier
- immigrantOne who resettles abroad
naturalization · simplification · modification · adaptation · pronunciation · registration · documentation · identity · heritage · ancestry