transliterating
Changing writing systems
Transliterating is converting text from one writing system to another, letter by letter or sound by sound, rather than translating meaning.
Russian Москва becomes Moskva in Latin letters; Greek Αθήνα becomes Athina.
The goal is representing the original sounds in a different alphabet: transliterating Japanese names into English, transliterating Hebrew scripture.
Script-to-alphabet conversion process
Act of changing states
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
- transcriptionWritten version of speech
- encodingConverting data to format
- mappingDiagram of correspondences
representation · substitution · transfer · transformation · adaptation · systematization · standardization · romanize
Minimal sound distinctions
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
- articulationClear vocal expression
- soundsAudible vibrations
- consonantsLetters that aren't vowels
vowels · diphthongs · syllables · stress · tone · aspiration · phonology · phonemic
Adapting to English conventions
- sinicizationCultural absorption into Chinese identity
- latinizationAdapting to Roman patterns
- localizationAdapting for specific markets
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
domestication · exonym · loanword · borrowing · naturalization
romanization
Script-to-alphabet conversion process
conversion
Act of changing states
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
- transcriptionWritten version of speech
- encodingConverting data to format
mapping · representation · substitution · transfer · transformation · adaptation · systematization · standardization · romanize · reversibility
phonemes
Minimal sound distinctions
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
- articulationClear vocal expression
- soundsAudible vibrations
consonants · vowels · diphthongs · syllables · stress · tone · aspiration · phonology · phonemic · grapheme
anglicization
Adapting to English conventions
- sinicizationCultural absorption into Chinese identity
- latinizationAdapting to Roman patterns
- localizationAdapting for specific markets
adaptation · domestication · exonym · loanword · borrowing · naturalization
transliteratingtranslating
Converting between languages
interpreting · paraphrasing · transcribing · localizing · glossing