reassimilation
Merging back in
Reassimilation is the process of absorbing or being absorbed again into a group, culture, or system after a period of separation.
An immigrant who returns to their homeland may undergo reassimilation: After twenty years abroad, her reassimilation into village life took longer than expected.
The term appears in discussions of identity, repatriation, and cultural belonging.
Restoration to a group
- acculturationAdopting another group's customs
- readjustmentModifying something again
- repatriationFormal return to homeland
- resettlementReestablishing in new place
homecoming · reverse culture shock · reentry · readaptation · belonging · reabsorption · reconnection · rehabilitation
Sound routed through nostrils
- voicingExpressing aloud
- articulatoryOf speech sound production
- phonological rulePrinciple governing pronunciation changes
- anticipatoryFeeling or showing expectation
reintegration
Restoration to a group
- acculturationAdopting another group's customs
- readjustmentModifying something again
- repatriationFormal return to homeland
resettlement · homecoming · reverse culture shock · reentry · readaptation · belonging · reabsorption · reconnection · rehabilitation · reinsertion
nasalization
Sound routed through nostrils
- voicingExpressing aloud
- articulatoryOf speech sound production
- phonological rulePrinciple governing pronunciation changes
reassimilationdissimilation
Sounds becoming less alike
separation · differentiation · disintegration · divergence · fragmentation
reassimilationcultural preservation
Protecting community traditions and artifacts
distinctiveness · pluralism · multiculturalism · separatism · particularism