Egyszersítése

Egyszersítése is a term used in Hungarian linguistics to describe the process of reducing variation by converting multiple forms into a single, canonical form. The exact sense of the term varies among scholars, but it generally concerns unification or simplification of form rather than the creation of new distinctions.

In morphology, egyszersítése may refer to merging several inflectional variants into one representative form, thereby shortening or regularizing a paradigm. In orthography, it can denote standardizing spellings to a single written form for a word that has historically appeared in multiple spellings. In phonology or phonetics, the term can indicate neutralization of contrasts so that different phonological realizations are realized as one phoneme or allomorph, depending on the analysis.

Historically, the concept is associated with language standardization and reform efforts, where authorities aimed to reduce irregularities and dialectal variation to improve literacy and communication. As a technical term, egyszersítése is relatively specialized and not consistently defined across sources; some authors use it interchangeably with more common notions such as egyszerűsítés (simplification) or standardization.

See also: language reform, standardization, simplification (linguistics), vowel or consonant neutralization.

Notes: The term occurs primarily in scholarly discussions of Hungarian language history and linguistic theory, and its precise meaning can vary by author or theoretical framework.