Joret line

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Etymology

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First identified by Charles Joret and published in 1883.

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Joret line

  1. (linguistics) An isogloss used in the linguistics of the langues d'oïl. Dialects north of the line have preserved Vulgar Latin /k/ and /ɡ/ before /a/; dialects south of the line have palatalized /k/ and /ɡ/ before /a/.
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