anglicization
Adapting to English
Anglicization is the process of making something more English in character, form, or sound.
Names from other languages undergo anglicization when adapted for English speakers: The anglicization of "München" gives us "Munich".
The term applies to spelling, pronunciation, customs, or cultural practices being modified to fit English or British norms.
Also spelled anglicisation in British English. (Capitalized Anglicization is sometimes used to emphasize the cultural or national dimension.)
Manner of speaking words
- spellingCorrect letter sequence
- orthographyStandard writing conventions
- phonologyScience of language sounds
- transliterationCross-script phonetic spelling
romanization · loanword · borrowing · adaptation · transcription · alphabet · latinization · phonetics
Absorbing into a whole
- westernizationAdopting Euro-American practices
- acculturationAdopting another group's customs
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- adoptionLegal family formation
conformity · homogenization · influence · integration · modernization · globalization · appropriation · biculturalism
Hereditary family identifier
- placenameGeographic location's designation
- immigrationRelocating abroad permanently
- Ellis IslandHistoric immigrant processing center
- modificationAct of altering something
simplification · heritage · identity · genealogy · ancestry · naturalization · documentation · passport
Adapting for specific markets
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
- equivalenceState of being equal
- idiomFixed phrase, opaque meaning
- expressionConveyed thought or feeling
vernacular · domestication · interpretation · meaning · nuance · contextualization · phrasing · rewording
pronunciation
Manner of speaking words
- spellingCorrect letter sequence
- orthographyStandard writing conventions
- phonologyScience of language sounds
transliteration · romanization · loanword · borrowing · adaptation · transcription · alphabet · latinization · phonetics · diphthongs
assimilation
Absorbing into a whole
- westernizationAdopting Euro-American practices
- acculturationAdopting another group's customs
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
adoption · conformity · homogenization · influence · integration · modernization · globalization · appropriation · biculturalism · diaspora
surname
Hereditary family identifier
- placenameGeographic location's designation
- immigrationRelocating abroad permanently
- Ellis IslandHistoric immigrant processing center
modification · simplification · heritage · identity · genealogy · ancestry · naturalization · documentation · passport · registry
localization
Adapting for specific markets
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
- equivalenceState of being equal
- idiomFixed phrase, opaque meaning
expression · vernacular · domestication · interpretation · meaning · nuance · contextualization · phrasing · rewording · conversion
- social changecultural shift, social progress, social norms, cultural fusion, globalization
- Tudor IrelandTyrone, Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, Dublin Castle, Irish clans
- namesgiven names, first names, names, surnames, first name
- place namesplace names, Peking, Beijing, place name, city names
- colonialismcolony, colonization, colonial rule, colonial powers, colonizer
- Transliterationtransliteration, romanization, latinization, script conversion, pinyin
anglicizationGermanization
Imposing German language, culture
Hispanicization · Russification · Arabization · Japanization · Latinization
anglicizationcultural preservation
Protecting community traditions and artifacts
Anglicism, Anglophone, anglicize, anglicized, anglicism, anglicizes, anglicisation, anglicizing, anglicisms