S11: Conversion systems
 
 

2. Terminology- A) Conversion

 


Conversion is a general term denoting all changes that happen when phonological and/or morphological elements of a particular language are transferred to another language. Particularly this concerns transformations from one script into another. Names may be converted from Roman script into Arabic, from Thai into Russian, etc. Speaking of the direction of the conversion, there is the source script (also called donor script) - in terms of which a name is originally produced; the other is the target script (or receiver script) - into which a name is converted. Romanization is a conversion from non-Roman into Roman script, e.g.:

Conversion is effected by either transcription or transliteration.
 
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