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Noun Concept

Categories: Historical linguistics, Dialectology, Isoglosses

isogloss heterogloss Bundle of isoglosses isoglosses isograph

The locative boundary of a certain linguistic feature, such as the pronunciation of a vowel, the meaning of a word, or use of some syntactic feature. Open English WordNet

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The locative boundary of a certain linguistic feature, such as the pronunciation of a vowel, the meaning of a word, or use of some syntactic feature. Open English WordNet

An isogloss, also called a heterogloss, is the geographic boundary of a certain linguistic feature, such as the pronunciation of a vowel, the meaning of a word, or the use of some morphological or syntactic feature. Wikipedia

Geographic boundaries between where linguistic features are used Wikidata

The geographical boundary of a certain linguistic feature, e.g. the pronunciation of a vowel, the meaning of a word, or use of some syntactic feature. OmegaWiki

A line on a map indicating the geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature. Wiktionary

Line indicating geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature. Wiktionary (translation)

A major isogloss in American English has been identified as the North-Midland isogloss, which demarcates numerous linguistic features, including the Northern Cities vowel shift. Open English WordNet

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