Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web
Related Searches
Nearby Words

dialect atlas

 - 3 dictionary results
Atlas Language at Amazon
Buy atlas language! Qualified orders over $25 ship free
Amazon.com

dialect atlas

 
Use dialect atlas in a Sentence
–noun Linguistics.
a collection of maps of a certain area indicating the distribution of various phonological, morphological, lexical, or other features of the dialects of that area.
Origin:
1930–35
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To dialect atlas
Atlas Language at Amazon
Buy atlas language! Qualified orders over $25 ship free
Amazon.com
dialect atlas  
n.  See linguistic atlas.
linguistic atlas  
n.  A set of maps recording the geographic distribution of variations in speech. Also called dialect atlas.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Search another word or see dialect atlas on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us:
Partner Sites:
Ask AnswersEviteExpediaHotelsHotwireLife123LiveDailyMy Way