Arengulised

Arengulised is a term used in some sociolinguistic and anthropological discussions to describe the process by which a language, dialect, or cultural practice becomes increasingly aligned with the features of a dominant standard language or urban variety, thereby reducing regional linguistic and cultural variation.

The term is a neologism and is commonly linked to theoretical models of language contact. It is said to derive from a hypothetical central language concept, with the suffix -ised indicating a process or state. Arengulised is not widely standardized across disciplines, and its usage can vary between authors.

Mechanisms associated with arengulisation often include exposure to a prestige variety through mass media and education, sustained contact in urban networks, migration, and institutional language policies that favor a standard form. These factors can collectively elevate the status of the dominant variety and encourage speakers to adopt its phonology, lexicon, and syntax, sometimes at the expense of local varieties.

Possible outcomes include increased convergence in pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammatical constructions, along with the adoption of cultural practices and norms tied to the dominant standard. Attitudes toward local forms may shift toward favoring the central norm, influencing linguistic identity and heritage.

Researchers may measure arengulisation through surveys, corpus analyses, phonological feature frequency, lexical borrowing rates, and perceptual studies of speaker attitudes. Related concepts include language shift, language standardization, and linguistic convergence.

See also: language shift, language standardization, linguistic convergence.