Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

isolect

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: isolect
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A language or dialect; coined as a neutral term between ‘language’ and ‘dialect.’

Example Sentences

"Dohoi is distinctive among all the Barito isolects[…]."
"At the same time, the ordering of isolects that is finally chosen must give the right results for (virtually) all the environments."
"2008, Keith Brown, Sarah Ogilvie, Malay, entry in Concise Encyclopedia of Languages of the World, page 677, While Middle Malay, Minangkabau, and Kerinci have inland and west coast variants as their origin, Malay itself developed from isolects spoken on the east coast."

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Prefix: iso
Suffix: lect

Inflected Forms

isolects (plural)

Synonyms

variety lect

Questions

What does isolect mean?: A language or dialect; coined as a neutral term between ‘language’ and ‘dialect.’
Where does isolect come from?: Coined by Alfred Hudson in his published work on the languages of Borneo: iso- + -lect.

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