Dialect Geography

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noun a line on a map marking the limits of an area within which a feature of pronunciation, grammar, or vocabulary is constant

  • The isogloss marks the boundary between two distinct dialect regions.
  • The isogloss shows where people start talking differently.
  • The isogloss is where the language switch happens.
  • The isogloss acts like a linguistic border separating different speech patterns.