isolating
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/ˈaɪsəleɪtɪŋ/
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/ˈaɪsəleɪtɪŋ/
adjective
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An isolating language is one where the order of words in a sentence is important because the words themselves don't change form to show their role in the sentence.
In English, we often use word order to show the subject and object in a sentence, which is an example of an isolating language structure.
translation
An isolating language is one where the order of words in a sentence is important because the words themselves don't change form to show their role in the sentence.