codification
noun
- process of selecting, developing and prescribing a model for standard language usage, involving publication of normative grammar, orthography etc.
- arrange, systematize
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˌkɑ.dɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ / /ˌkoʊ.dɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ / /ˌkəʊ.dɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
noun
- The process of precisely formulating a statement, such as a code of laws.
“The task force spent months on the codification of their mandate.”
- The act or result of arranging something into a code; the act of setting down a body of knowledge in a systematic way.
“The link between language norms and the codification of a language – in dictionaries, grammars and usage guides – is well accepted.”