Anglicization
Converting to English
Anglicization is the process of adapting something to English language or British cultural norms—names, spellings, pronunciations, or customs.
When capitalized, the word often emphasizes the specifically British or English national character of the transformation, as distinct from a more general linguistic adaptation: the Anglicization of Welsh place names. (Lowercase anglicization is the more common spelling.)
Vast colonial domain
- imperialismExtending dominion over others
- subjugationForcing into submission
- colonial ruleForeign power's territorial dominion
- native displacementForcing indigenous people elsewhere
settler colonialism · hegemony · annexation · dominance · conquest · exploitation · missionary · suppression
Making things the same
- AmericanizationAdopting US cultural norms
- lingua francaShared tongue between peoples
- media influenceNews outlets shaping views
- standardizationImplementing uniform technical specifications
British Empire
Vast colonial domain
- imperialismExtending dominion over others
- subjugationForcing into submission
- colonial ruleForeign power's territorial dominion
native displacement · settler colonialism · hegemony · annexation · dominance · conquest · exploitation · missionary · suppression · territorial expansion
homogenization
Making things the same
- AmericanizationAdopting US cultural norms
- lingua francaShared tongue between peoples
- media influenceNews outlets shaping views
standardization · international business · universalization · soft power
- cultural erasurecultural genocide, ethnocide, forced assimilation, cultural erasure, identity loss
- Greek genealogyfamily tree, lineage, bloodline, ancestry, heritage
Anglicizationpreservation
Maintaining something's condition
indigenization · restoration · authenticity · nativism · purism
AnglicizationGermanization
Imposing German language, culture
Hispanicization · Russification · Arabization · Latinization · Japanization