conventionalisation
conventionalisation — noun
1. the process by which a particular way of behaving, designing, or expressing some
the process by which a particular way of behaving, designing, or expressing something gradually becomes accepted as the normal or expected standard
The conventionalisation of touchscreen interfaces made physical keyboards look old-fashioned within a few years.
uncountable noun as subject + 'of' + noun phrase
After the earthquake, Bilal watched the conventionalisation of stricter building codes across the city.
conventionalisation of [regulations/standards]
Nora wrote a thesis on the conventionalisation of gender roles in post-war Japanese advertising.
The conventionalisation of remote work policies surprised even the most experienced industry analysts.
- standardisation
more deliberate and often imposed by an authority or organisation; conventionalisation is organic
- normalisation
broader — can mean returning to a previous state, whereas conventionalisation always means establishing a new norm
- routinisation
focuses on repeated behaviour rather than social acceptance
- innovation
the act of introducing something new, breaking away from convention
- unconventionality
a quality of being different from the norm, not a process
文法句型
the conventionalisation of [something]
用法筆記
Typically used with 'the conventionalisation of [something]'. This noun is uncountable and describes an organic social process rather than a deliberate act of standardisation.