Nativizationとは 意味・読み方・使い方

別の表記

• nativisation

語源

From native +‎ -ization.

名詞

nativization (uncountable)

1. (linguistics) The process whereby a language acquires native speakers.
2. (linguistics) The process whereby a language in a new region acquires localised features, as by contact with pre-existing languages of the region, or in response to the local environment.
   • 2014, James Lambert, “Diachronic stability in Indian English lexis”, in World Englishes, page 120:

     The nativisation of English in India has resulted in the creation of many new coinages or neologisms.

3. (linguistics, phonology) The process whereby a loan word’s pronunciation is adapted to the sound system of the borrowing language.
   • 2025, Cid Swanenvleugel, The Pre-Roman Elements of the Sardinian Lexicon, page 411:

     The independent addition of final vowels to resolve final consonants, as a nativization strategy.

参考

• indigenization