Romanization
Spreading Roman ways
Romanization refers either to the process of converting non-Roman scripts into the Roman alphabet, or historically, to the cultural assimilation of conquered peoples into Roman civilization.
The historical sense describes how Gaul, Iberia, and other regions adopted Latin language, Roman law, and imperial customs: The Romanization of Britain was never fully complete.
The script-conversion sense is more common today. (Lowercase romanization emphasizes the general process.)
Cross-script phonetic spelling
- phoneticRelating to speech sounds
- scriptWritten words for performance
- alphabetLanguage's letter system
- transcriptionWritten version of speech
pinyin · romaji · Cyrillic · Hangul · diacritics · pronunciation · Hepburn · ISO
Educational funding or erudition
- linguisticsScience of language structure
- standardizationImplementing uniform technical specifications
- libraryBook collection or building
- catalogingSystematic organization into records
citation · bibliography · indexing · scholarly · conventions · academic · publishing · documentation
Array of input keys
- inputData received for processing
- softwarePrograms directing computer operations
- ASCIIElectronic character encoding standard
- encodingConverting data to format
digital · text · processing · search · database · sorting · algorithm · rendering
Chinese-to-alphabet conversion system
Posted public displays
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- mapsGeographic visual representations
- travelMovement between locations
- navigationDetermining position and course
tourism · wayfinding · place-names · subway · airport · menu · bilingual · accessibility
transliteration
Cross-script phonetic spelling
- phoneticRelating to speech sounds
- scriptWritten words for performance
- alphabetLanguage's letter system
transcription · pinyin · romaji · Cyrillic · Hangul · diacritics · pronunciation · Hepburn · ISO · standardization
scholarship
Educational funding or erudition
- linguisticsScience of language structure
- standardizationImplementing uniform technical specifications
- libraryBook collection or building
cataloging · citation · bibliography · indexing · scholarly · conventions · academic · publishing · documentation · archives
keyboard
Array of input keys
- inputData received for processing
- softwarePrograms directing computer operations
- ASCIIElectronic character encoding standard
encoding · digital · text · processing · search · database · sorting · algorithm · rendering · font
pinyin
Chinese-to-alphabet conversion system
signage
Posted public displays
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- mapsGeographic visual representations
- travelMovement between locations
navigation · tourism · wayfinding · place-names · subway · airport · menu · bilingual · accessibility · communication
- Roman BritainHadrian's Wall, Londinium, Britannia, Boudicca, legions
- Roman ConquestJulius Caesar, Augustus, legions, Gaul, Britain
- Roman GaulGaul, Gauls, Druids, Julius Caesar, Lyon
- Ancient IberiaHispania, Iberian Peninsula, Lusitania, Iberians, Celts
- Cisalpine GaulCisalpine Gaul, Po Valley, Placentia, Cremona, Celtic tribes
- cultural erasurecultural genocide, ethnocide, forced assimilation, cultural erasure, identity loss
Romanizationindigenization
Adapting to native practices
cultural preservation · localization · traditionalism · decolonization · cultural resistance
Romanize, Roman, Romance, romanticize, romanticism, Romans, romantically, romanticized, Romanesque