FOCAL AREA


Meaning of FOCAL AREA in English

Ling.

(in dialect geography) an area whose dialect has exerted influence on the dialects of surrounding areas, as reflected in a set of isoglosses more or less concentrically surrounding it. Cf. relic area, transition area .

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .