noun
- Plural of anglicisation: the process of making something English in character, form, or pronunciation; the adoption of English language features by non-English speakers or texts.
Usage: British English spelling (American English: anglicizations); Often used in linguistics and cultural studies
Examples
- The anglicisations of French words in English occurred gradually over centuries.
- Linguists study the anglicisations that happen when immigrant communities adopt English.
- The novel contains several anglicisations of traditional place names.
- Modern anglicisations of Latin terms are common in scientific writing.
- The dictionary documents various anglicisations of foreign vocabulary.