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dialect geography
dialect geographyn. See linguistic geography.dialect geography n (Linguistics) another term for linguistic geography dialect geographer nlinguis′tic geog′raphy
n. the study of regional variation in a language or dialect. [1925–30] linguis′tic geog′rapher, n. dialect geographythe study of dialects with regard to their geographic distribution, as well as how their distribution may be affected by geography, e.g., the spread of a particular dialect being halted at a mountain range, forest belt, body of water, etc.See also: LinguisticsThesaurus| Noun | 1. | dialect geography - the study of the geographical distribution of linguistic featureslinguistic geographylinguistics - the scientific study of language |
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Related to dialect geography: dialectological, dialectologistSynonyms for dialect geographynoun the study of the geographical distribution of linguistic featuresSynonymsRelated Words |