Isolect Definition

noun

(linguistics) A language or dialect; coined as a neutral term between ‘language’ and ‘dialect.’ [From 1967.]

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Noun

Singular:
isolect
Plural:
isolects

Origin of Isolect

  • Coined by Alfred Hudson in his published work on the languages of Borneo: iso- +‎ -lect.

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