Italianization
Adopting Italian culture
Italianization is the process of making something more Italian in character, language, or culture.
Historically, it refers to policies imposing Italian language and customs on non-Italian populations, particularly in regions like South Tyrol or Istria after World War I: The Italianization of ethnic minorities erased local languages from schools.
More broadly, it can describe adopting Italian style or influence: the Italianization of American cuisine.
Ultranationalist dictatorial political system
- annexationAbsorbing territory into jurisdiction
- MussoliniItalian fascist premier
- expansionismPolicy of territorial growth
- colonialismDomination through foreign settlement
Dalmatia · Trieste · Austro-Hungarian · Libya · Eritrea · Somalia · doctrine · propaganda
Absorbing into a whole
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
- identityWho someone is
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- integrationCombining into a whole
minorities · ancestry · traditions · ethnic cleansing · forced assimilation · denationalization · Slavs · Croatians
Proficiency in two languages
- monolingualismOne-language fluency only
- standardizationImplementing uniform technical specifications
- TuscanOf a central Italian region
- toponymsLocation-derived names
place names · street names · signage · education policy · vernacular · code-switching · Slavic languages · school curriculum
fascism
Ultranationalist dictatorial political system
- annexationAbsorbing territory into jurisdiction
- MussoliniItalian fascist premier
- expansionismPolicy of territorial growth
colonialism · Dalmatia · Trieste · Austro-Hungarian · Libya · Eritrea · Somalia · doctrine · propaganda · unification
assimilation
Absorbing into a whole
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
- identityWho someone is
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
integration · minorities · ancestry · traditions · ethnic cleansing · forced assimilation · denationalization · Slavs · Croatians · Slovenians
bilingualism
Proficiency in two languages
- monolingualismOne-language fluency only
- standardizationImplementing uniform technical specifications
- TuscanOf a central Italian region
toponyms · place names · street names · signage · education policy · vernacular · code-switching · Slavic languages · school curriculum · official language
ItalianizationGermanization
Imposing German language, culture
Anglicization · Americanization · Arabization · Russification
Italianizationcultural preservation
Protecting community traditions and artifacts
cultural resistance · heritage conservation · multilingualism · multiculturalism · decolonization
Italy, Italian, italic, Italians, Italianate, italics, italicized, Italianize, Italianized