What does "linguistic map" mean?

A linguistic map is a thematic map showing the geographic distribution of the speakers of a language, or isoglosses of a dialect continuum of the same language, or language family. A collection of such maps is a linguistic atlas.

What is a synonym for "linguistic map"?

Common synonyms include: isogloss map.

Linguistic map

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Noun

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A linguistic map is a thematic map showing the geographic distribution of the speakers of a language, or isoglosses of a dialect continuum of the same language, or language family. A collection of such maps is a linguistic atlas.
"For quotations using this term, see Citations:linguistic map."

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isogloss map

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"For quotations using this term, see Citations:linguistic map."

Etymology

Compound of linguistic + map.

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