Joret line

English

Etymology

First identified by Charles Joret and published in 1883.

Proper noun

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/.