isolect
isolect noun: a language or dialect; coined as a neutral term between ‘language’ and ‘dialect.’.
Noun
isolect (plural isolects)
- A language or dialect; coined as a neutral term between ‘language’ and ‘dialect.’
- Dohoi is distinctive among all the Barito isolects[…].1967, Alfred B. Hudson, The Barito Isolects of Borneo: a Classification Based on Comparative Reconstruction and Lexicostatistics, page 53
- At the same time, the ordering of isolects that is finally chosen must give the right results for (virtually) all the environments.2003, Ralph W. Fasold, The Sociolinguistics Of Language, page 200
isolect meaning in Indonesian
isolect in Indonesian
- a language or dialect
- isolek
Synonyms of isolect
Forms of isolect
| plural | isolects |
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Origin of isolect
Coined by Alfred Hudson in his published work on the languages of Borneo: iso- + -lect.
Questions about isolect
- What does isolect mean?
- Isolect means a language or dialect; coined as a neutral term between ‘language’ and ‘dialect.’.
- What is isolect in Indonesian?
- Isolect in Indonesian is isolek. See Isolect meaning in Indonesian.
- What part of speech is isolect?
- Isolect is a noun.
- What is the plural of isolect?
- The plural of isolect is isolects.
Words near isolect in the dictionary
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