Isogloss
Revision as of 21:13, 15 February 2009 by Haspelmath (talk | contribs)
STUB |
An 'isogloss is a line drawn on a map to mark the boundary of an area in which a particular linguistic feature is used. A number (or bundle) of isoglosses falling together in one place may indicate a dialect boundary.
The term is also used figuratively for the feature itself.
Link
Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics
Other languages
German Isoglosse