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linguistic atlas

linguistic atlas

noun

  1. an atlas showing the distribution of distinctive linguistic features of languages or dialects
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of linguistic atlas1

First recorded in 1920–25
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Example Sentences

“We all speak Italian with strong regional connotations, even if the discrepancies are minor,” said Giovanni Ronco, vice director of the Italian Linguistic Atlas.

The east-west distinction in northern New England speech was first described in the 1939 Linguistic Atlas of New England and held firm in a 1987 study based on data gathered in the 1960s for the Dictionary of American Regional English.

“Instead of the language narrowing and becoming more standard, it’s actually becoming more various,” said William Kretzschmar, a professor at the University of Georgia and editor of the Linguistic Atlas Project.

Atop these replies the Cassidy team piled phrases and phonations from local newspapers, diaries, letters, the Federal Writers' Project state guide series and such other reference works as the Linguistic Atlas of New England.

To compile a mighty Linguistic Atlas of the U.S., first of its kind,* he and six other field workers left their base of operations at Yale University, New Haven, Conn, last week.

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