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Thread #105885   Message #2182826
Posted By: Bat Goddess
30-Oct-07 - 03:03 PM
Thread Name: Folklore: What's it called when...?
Subject: RE: Folklore: What's it called when ......?
I just queried a friend who, just last Friday, introduced me to the word "isogloss" -- meaning the geographical boundary of a certain linguistic feature (such as the pronunciation of a vowel). Another one of those things that you just know there has to be a word for.

Linn