isogloss in German
isogloss in German is Isoglosse — isogloss means a line on a map marking the geographical boundary of a particular linguistic feature.
isogloss in German
Isoglosse
(linguistics) A line on a map indicating the geographical boundaries of a linguistic feature.
What does "isogloss" mean?
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noun A line on a map marking the geographical boundary of a particular linguistic feature.
"The dialect atlas shows an isogloss running east to west across the county."
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noun A linguistic feature shared between languages or varieties of a language.
"The two languages share an isogloss in the way they form plurals."
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isogloss in a sentence
- The dialect atlas shows an isogloss running east to west across the county.
- North of the isogloss, most speakers use a different word for the same thing.
- The two languages share an isogloss in the way they form plurals.
- Scholars compared isoglosses to work out how the dialects were related.
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What is "isogloss" in German?
"isogloss" in German is Isoglosse. isogloss means: A line on a map marking the geographical boundary of a particular linguistic feature.
How do you use "isogloss" in a sentence?
Example: "The dialect atlas shows an isogloss running east to west across the county." In German, "isogloss" is Isoglosse.
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