Word coinage Word coinage Americanization (or Americanisation) is the term used for the influence the United States of America has on the culture of other countries, substituting their culture with American culture. When encountered unwillingly or perforce, it has a negative connotation; when sought voluntarily, it has a positive connotation. ...more on Wikipedia about "Americanization"
Anglicisation ( CwE) or Anglicization ( NAE and CwE) is a process of making something English. For example, people may be Anglicised: an immigrant to England may be said to become Anglicised as he or she acclimates to the culture. However, Anglicisation is most commonly discussed in the more abstract context of language: language is said to become Anglicised as it becomes more like the English language. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anglicisation"
An anglicism is a word borrowed from English into another language, but considered by a fair part of the influential speakers of that language to be substandard or undesirable. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anglicism"
Anthimeria (Greek: "one part for another") is the use of a word of one class as if it were a member of another, typically the use of a noun as a verb. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anthimeria"
Francization is the process of giving a French character to something (a word, an organization) or someone. ...more on Wikipedia about "Francization"
Gaelicization ( NAE or CwE) or Gaelicisation ( CwE) is the act or process of making something Gaelic. As Gaelic today is primarily a linguistic concept, this usually refers to language, but can refer to the transmission of any Gaelic cultural feature. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gaelicization"
Germanisation is defined as either the spread of the German language and culture either by force or assimilation, or the adaptation of a word to the German language in linguistics. ...more on Wikipedia about "Germanisation" Things Go Better with http://www.shortopedia.com.
An inkhorn is an inkwell made out of horn. It was an important item for many scholars and soon became symbolic of writers in general. Later it became a byword for fussy or pedantic writers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Inkhorn term"
Internationalization and localization are means of adapting products such as publications or software for non-native environments, especially other nations and cultures. ...more on Wikipedia about "Internationalization and localization"
A Latinism is an idiom, structure, or word derived from or suggestive of the Latin language. For Latinistic words in English, see Latin influence in English. ...more on Wikipedia about "Latinism"
Russification is an adoption of the Russian language or some other Russian attribute (whether voluntarily or not) by non-Russian communities. In a narrow sense, Russification is used to denote the influence of the Russian language on Slavic, Baltic and other languages, spoken in areas currently or formerly controlled by Russia. In a historical sense, the term refers to both official and unofficial policies of Imperial Russia and the Soviet Union with respect to their national constituents and to national minorities in Russia, aimed at Russian domination. ...more on Wikipedia about "Russification"
Ukrainization (or Ukrainianization) was the policy conducted by the Bolshevik party and the Government of the Ukrainian SSR during 1920s and early 1930s to increase the presence of Ukrainian within schools, the press, and other educational and cultural institutions as well as in administration. Ukrainization was part of a broader " Korenization" program, meant to be a radical break with the past tsarist policies. It also led to strengthening of Soviet power in Ukraine. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ukrainization"
Verbification, or Verbing is a process in linguistics whereby nouns, adjectives, and other words are transformed into verbs. Often, a suffix is added, but often no morphological changes are made to the word. The word "verbify" is itself a product of verbification, and contains the suffix "-ify", which is frequently used for this process. ...more on Wikipedia about "Verbification"
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