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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. Isoglosses are a subject of study in dialectology, in which they demarcate the differences between regional dialects of a language; in areal linguistics, in which they represent the extent of borrowing of features between languages in contact with one another; and in the wave model of historical linguistics, in which they indicate the similarities and differences between members of a language family.

Isogloss - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Geographic boundary of a certain linguistic feature Isoglosses on the Faroe Islands 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. [ 1 ] Isoglosses are a subject of study in dialectology , in which they demarcate the differences between regional dialects of a language; in areal linguistics , in which they represent the extent of borrowing of features

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