vernacular language

collocation in English

meaningsofvernacularandlanguage

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vernacular
adjective
uk
/vəˈnæk.jə.lər/us
/vɚˈnæk.jə.lɚ/
using the form of a language that a particular group of speakers use naturally, especially in ...
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language
noun
uk
/ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ/us
/ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ/
a system of communication consisting of sounds, words, ...
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(Definition ofvernacularandlanguagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofvernacular language

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First, regularity of strophic constructions and tight rhyme schemes are especially cultivated by the troubadours to impose structure on an unrulyvernacularlanguage.
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The aim was to develop a common reference script on which each country could draw, in order to establish an orthography for itsvernacularlanguage(s).
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It is the only whollyvernacularlanguagein which we broadcast.
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Reviewers generally gave positive reviews of the book and were impressed by the novel's suspense andvernacularlanguage.
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This was the first and last secular attempt to educate children in theirvernacularlanguagefirst, until the 1970s.
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The poem is written in avernacularlanguagewith a mix of learned and popular idioms.
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The oldest literary pieces written invernacularlanguagego as far back as the 13th century.
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Latin then ceased to be either the official or thevernacularlanguage.
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Following this, the school curriculum has gradually broadened to include literacy in thevernacularlanguage as well as technical, artistic, scientific and practical subjects.
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They thought that they were asked what they were doing, so they answered invernacularlanguage"nagpapalpag", which means pulping the bark of a tree.
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Some recent studies onvernacularlanguagealso exhibit the above stated characteristics, many of which are typical tribal characters of their own.
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It also gave power to thevernacularlanguage.
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The cultivar epithet is usually in avernacularlanguage.
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The fact that it was translated into avernacularlanguagemade it available to the common people.
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They are usually short, and are performed mostly usingvernacularlanguage.
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The stories invented somevernacularlanguagefor the boys to use.
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The depiction of customs, traditions and nature of people; and verbal depiction of incidents garnished with exaggerated descriptions have found their prominent place in thevernacularlanguage.
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It is written in the third person and mixesvernacularlanguageand regionalisms with literary narrative, making the main conflict more obvious and at the same time more tangible.
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Vernacular orientation is described in three areas of sociolinguistic behaviour: patterns ofvernacularlanguageuse,vernacularlanguageproficiency and frequency of vernacular-speaking individuals in social networks.
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