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Origin of linguistic geography
First recorded in 1925–30
OTHER WORDS FROM linguistic geography
linguistic geographer, nounWords nearby linguistic geography
linguistic analysis,
linguistic area,
linguistic atlas,
linguistic borrowing,
linguistic form,
linguistic geography,
linguistician,
linguistic philosophy,
linguistics,
linguistic stock,
linguistic universal Dictionary.com Unabridged
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How to use linguistic geography in a sentence
If Huckabee runs, the hurdles he faced the last time out, namely geography and money, would still be there.
These trends will affect everything from geography to culture and politics.
Much of the appeal of the Bay Area is a result of happy coincidence of history and geography.
In the cases of Yazidis from Sinjar, the contracting firm is L-3, which later became GLS or Global Linguistic Solutions.
It is a linguistic wish for the same kind of campaign that catapulted Barack Obama forward from the caucuses.
The Italian trip was discussed, and considerable ignorance of geography was, as is usual, manifested by all present.
His scholarly and linguistic attainments and his varied travels, fitted him well for the task.
At this spot, according to our works on geography, the Atlantic Ocean changes its name and assumes that of the Pacific.
In this way, though at first his efforts will be very awkward, he will soon come to know the general geography of the heavens.
The instruction ranges from history and geography to practical seamanship, with all the intermediate scientific subjects.
British Dictionary definitions for linguistic geography
noun
the study of the distribution of dialectal speech elements
Derived forms of linguistic geography
linguistic geographer, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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