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bilingualization, n.
Brit. |bʌɪˌlɪŋgw(ə)lʌɪˈzeɪʃn|, U.S. |baɪˌlɪŋgwələˈzeɪʃ(ə)n|, |baɪˌlɪŋgwəˌlaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n|
Forms: 19– bilingualisation, 19– bilingualization
[‹ bilingualize v. + -ation suffix.]
The process of becoming competent in the use of two languages; the action or process of making bilingual or bilingualizing.
1961Language 37 98 Linguists refer to this learning situation as language contact and to the particular learning process as bilingualization. 1974Jrnl. Interdisciplinary Hist. 5 208 It was only when the Flamigants..began to strive toward a bilingualization of the Belgian center itself that their activities evoked organized resistance. 1976Carn Feb. 7/2 Gradual bi-lingualisation of sign posts and official notices. 1996Foreign Affairs Sept.–Oct. 98 So much money is spent on bilingualization. |