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Joret line

Joret line proper noun: an isogloss used in the linguistics of the langues d'oïl. Dialects north of the line have preserved Vulgar Latin /k/ and /ɡ/ before /a/; dialects south of the line have palatalized /k/ and /ɡ/ before /a/.

Proper noun

Joret line

  1. An isogloss used in the linguistics of the langues d'oïl. Dialects north of the line have preserved Vulgar Latin /k/ and /ɡ/ before /a/; dialects south of the line have palatalized /k/ and /ɡ/ before /a/.

Origin of Joret line

First identified by Charles Joret and published in 1883.

Questions about Joret line

What does Joret line mean?
Joret line means an isogloss used in the linguistics of the langues d'oïl. Dialects north of the line have preserved Vulgar Latin /k/ and /ɡ/ before /a/; dialects south of the line have palatalized /k/ and /ɡ/ before /a/.
What part of speech is Joret line?
Joret line is a proper noun.

Words near Joret line in the dictionary

  1. Jords
  2. Jordy
  3. Jordyn
  4. Jordynn
  5. joree
  6. Joret line
  7. Jorg
  8. Jorge
  9. Jorgensen
  10. Jorgensens
  11. Jorgenson

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