💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Language assimilation"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| language replacementnoun | (linguistics) Synonym of language shift. |
| language transfernoun | (linguistics, uncountable) The (correct or incorrect) application of linguistic features (grammar, vocabulary, etc.) from one language to another, such as false friends. |
| language shiftnoun | (linguistics) The process whereby a speech community shifts to a different language. |
| left-to-right assimilationnoun | (phonetics) Synonym of progressive assimilation. |
| assimilationnoun | The act of assimilating or the state of being assimilated. |
| right-to-left assimilationnoun | (phonetics) Synonym of regressive assimilation. |
| semantic shiftnoun | (linguistics) A change in the meaning of a word over time. |
| semantic driftnoun | Synonym of semantic shift. |
| xenizationnoun | The act of spending time in a foreign culture. |
| relexificationnoun | (linguistics) The mechanism of language change by which one language replaces much or all of its lexicon with that of another language. |
| regressive assimilationnoun | (phonetics, phonology) An assimilation whereby a sound becomes more like the following sound. |
| italianizationnoun | The conversion of a non-Italian culture to an Italian one. |
| loanshiftnoun | The situation in which a word changes or extends its meaning under the influence of another language. |
| substitutionnoun | The act of substituting or the state of being substituted. |
| substratenoun | An underlying layer; a substratum. |
| code-switchingnoun | (linguistics) The phenomenon or practice of alternating between two or more languages or language varieties. |
| interferencenoun | The act of interfering with something, or something that interferes. |
| macroacquisitionnoun | (linguistics) The acquisition of a second language by a speech community. |
| babelizationnoun | The situation where a region that formerly spoke a single language comes to speak several different languages. |
| semitizationnoun | The process of a religion increasingly acquiring the characteristics of the Abrahamic religions. |
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