romanizing
Script to Latin
Romanizing is converting text from another writing system into the Roman alphabet.
Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, and Russian all have romanization systems that represent their characters or scripts in Latin letters: romanizing Japanese names for English readers.
The process involves systematic transliteration or phonetic approximation.
Also spelled romanising in British English.
Adapting to Roman patterns
- transcriptionWritten version of speech
- pinyinChinese-to-alphabet conversion system
- romajiJapanese in Latin letters
- phoneticRelating to speech sounds
orthography · diacritics · syllabary · grapheme · phonemic · rendering · conversion · notation
Global standards body
- pinyinChinese-to-alphabet conversion system
- revisedChanged after reconsideration
- nationalOf a country
- academicRelating to education or theory
scholarly · library · diplomatic · simplified
Adopting Euro-American practices
- colonialismDomination through foreign settlement
- cultural imperialismDominant society imposing its ways
- standardizationImplementing uniform technical specifications
- globalizationWorldwide economic and cultural integration
hegemony · anglicization · assimilation · homogenization · indigenous · preservation · resistance · decolonization
latinization
Adapting to Roman patterns
- transcriptionWritten version of speech
- pinyinChinese-to-alphabet conversion system
- romajiJapanese in Latin letters
phonetic · orthography · diacritics · syllabary · grapheme · phonemic · rendering · conversion · notation · hiragana
ISO
Global standards body
academic · scholarly · library · diplomatic · simplified
westernization
Adopting Euro-American practices
- colonialismDomination through foreign settlement
- cultural imperialismDominant society imposing its ways
- standardizationImplementing uniform technical specifications
globalization · hegemony · anglicization · assimilation · homogenization · indigenous · preservation · resistance · decolonization · identity
kana
Japanese phonetic writing system
- burmeseOf a Southeast Asian nation
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