romanising
Making letters Western
Romanising is the British spelling of romanizing, the present participle of romanise.
It refers to the process of converting text from a non-Latin writing system into the Roman alphabet, as when Chinese characters are rendered in pinyin or Japanese is written in romaji.
The term also applies to bringing something under Roman influence or making it conform to Roman Catholic practices.
The committee debated standards for romanising Arabic place names.
Script-to-alphabet conversion process
- latinizationAdapting to Roman patterns
- transcriptionWritten version of speech
- pinyinChinese-to-alphabet conversion system
- phonemicRelating to speech sounds
Adapting for specific markets
- internationalizationDesigning for regional adaptability
- standardizationImplementing uniform technical specifications
- anglicizationAdapting to English conventions
- naturalizationLegal path to belonging
domestication · conversion · modification · conformity · cultural adaptation · text processing · keyboard input · encoding
Standard Western letter system
- typefaceLettering style design
- serifLetter terminal flourish
- sans-serifType without terminal strokes
- diacriticsMarks altering letter pronunciation
accent marks · special characters · character set · glyphs · lowercase · uppercase
Manner of speaking words
- phonemesMinimal sound distinctions
- articulationClear vocal expression
- syllablesUnits of pronunciation
- consonantsLetters that aren't vowels
vowels · diphthongs · tones · intonation · stress · accent · phonology · IPA
romanization
Script-to-alphabet conversion process
- latinizationAdapting to Roman patterns
- transcriptionWritten version of speech
- pinyinChinese-to-alphabet conversion system
localization
Adapting for specific markets
- internationalizationDesigning for regional adaptability
- standardizationImplementing uniform technical specifications
- anglicizationAdapting to English conventions
naturalization · domestication · conversion · modification · conformity · cultural adaptation · text processing · keyboard input · encoding
Latin alphabet
Standard Western letter system
- typefaceLettering style design
- serifLetter terminal flourish
- sans-serifType without terminal strokes
diacritics · accent marks · special characters · character set · glyphs · lowercase · uppercase
pronunciation
Manner of speaking words
- phonemesMinimal sound distinctions
- articulationClear vocal expression
- syllablesUnits of pronunciation
consonants · vowels · diphthongs · tones · intonation · stress · accent · phonology · IPA · approximation
Cyrillic
Slavic alphabet system
- HangulKorean alphabetic script
- hiraganaJapanese phonetic alphabet
- katakanaJapanese phonetic writing system
Greek · Arabic · Hebrew · Thai · Armenian · Georgian · kanji · hanzi · Mandarin · Cantonese