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Joret line
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Etymology
First identified by Charles Joret and published in 1883.
Proper noun
Joret line
en 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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