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italicization

italicization

4.6
Turning text so it leans to the right to show emphasis
  • noun
  • /ˌɪtəlɪsəˈzeɪʃən/
translation icon : cursivización
  • Ina's psychological illness is characterized through the conflict of the authoritative italicization and the view of Ina provided by Annie:

Examples

  • To improve readability, capitalization and spelling have been modernized, and italicization has been romanized in most eighteenth-century quotations.

    Academic text (2009)

  • In academic papers, the italicization of titles and foreign words is standard practice.

  • This directional play is then intensified by the occasional italicization of single words, as in "... DIRECTLY BUT CLOSE ..." (no. 353, 1973).

    Academic text (1999)

  • Eighteenth-century capitalization and italicization have been changed to improve readability, but British spellings have been retained and sic used in moderation.

    Academic text (2010)

  • The italicization of important terms helps the reader understand the key concepts better.

  • Proper italicization of text can enhance the visual appeal of a document.

How Slanted

italicization
4.6

Surface Forms

italicization singular
italicizations plural

Morphology

italicization = italicize (transparent) = italic + ize + ation

Forming a noun from the verb 'italicize' with '-ation' is a standard, readily interpretable process.

Etymology

Italicization comes from italic, which comes from Italy and originally named a writing style 'from Italy'. So italicization is the act of making text look 'slanted' or 'leaning', often to show emphasis or to mark a different word.