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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(linguistics) A language or dialect; coined as a neutral term between ‘language’ and ‘dialect.’.
2008, Keith Brown, Sarah Ogilvie, Malay, entry in Concise Encyclopedia of Languages of the World, page 677, While Middle Malay, Minangkabau, and Kerinci have inland and west coast variants as their origin, Malay itself developed from isolects spoken on the east coast.
Dohoi is distinctive among all the Barito isolects[…].
At the same time, the ordering of isolects that is finally chosen must give the right results for (virtually) all the environments.
Use isolect when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Isolect means (linguistics) A language or dialect; coined as a neutral term between ‘language’ and ‘dialect.’.
Common synonyms include variety, lect.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
2008, Keith Brown, Sarah Ogilvie, Malay, entry in Concise Encyclopedia of Languages of the World, page 677, While Middle Malay, Minangkabau, and Kerinci have inland and west coast variants as their origin, Malay itself developed from isolects spoken on the east coast.
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