fejldésük
Fejldésük is a term used in sociolinguistics to describe a phenomenon in which a community deliberately adapts the pronunciation of loanwords or foreign names in daily speech, producing systematic mispronunciations that signal social identity or stance toward a source culture. The word is a constructed Hungarian neologism and is not tied to a single historical event or location.
Origins and scope: The concept was proposed in theoretical discussions on language variation to illustrate how
Characteristics: Fejldésük features regular phonological substitutions, retention of core meanings, and transmission through peer networks. The
Examples: In a fictional city, English loanwords related to technology are consistently altered to fit local
Significance and debate: Fejldésük is discussed as an indicator of in-group identity and language contact dynamics.
See also: Language variation, sociolinguistics, language ideologies, loanword adaptation.