nativization
The process whereby a language acquires native speakersThe process whereby a language acquires native speakers.
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable)The process whereby a language acquires native speakers.
(uncountable)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.
(uncountable)The process whereby a loan word’s pronunciation is adapted to the sound system of the borrowing language.
Word family
3 related wordsDerivedrenativization
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable