Isolating Language
Isolating Language
An isolating language is a language in which almost every word consists of a single morpheme.
Isolating languages are especially common in Southeast Asia.
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Source: Comrie 1989
Comrie, Bernard. 1989.Language universals and linguistic typology. 2nd edition. Chicago: University of Chicago.
Related terms
- ExactMatch: https://glossary.sil.org/term/isolating-language
