Vernacular+language
1vernacular language — См. lingua corrente …
2Vernacular Chinese — is a style or register of the written Chinese language essentially modeled after the spoken language and associated with Standard Mandarin. This term is not to be confused with the various present day vernacular spoken varieties of Chinese. Since …
3Vernacular Orientation — refers to the status that a language is afforded by one of its mother tongue speakers (Tiessen, 2003). This status is exhibited through the sociolinguistic behaviours of a mother tongue speaker. A speaker who exhibits positive vernacular… …
4Vernacular — Ver*nac u*lar, a. [L. vernaculus born in one s house, native, fr. verna a slave born in his master s house, a native, probably akin to Skr. vas to dwell, E. was.] Belonging to the country of one s birth; one s own by birth or nature; native;… …
5Language revitalization — is the attempt by interested parties, including individuals, cultural or community groups, governments, or political authorities, to recover the spoken use of a language that is endangered, moribund, or no longer spoken. Language death is the… …
6Vernacular — Ver*nac u*lar, n. The vernacular language; one s mother tongue; often, the common forms of expression in a particular locality. [1913 Webster] …
7vernacular, dialect — Each of these terms has several meanings, but both specifically refer to the word usage and patterns of language characteristic of a community, state, or country. Vernacular means (1) native as opposed to literary (the vernacular language of… …
8vernacular — I. adjective Etymology: Latin vernaculus native, from verna slave born in the master s house, native Date: 1601 1. a. using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language b. of, relating… …
9vernacular — ver|nac|u|lar [vəˈnækjulə US vərˈnækjulər] n [C usually singular] [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: vernaculus born in a place , from verna slave born in his or her owner s house ] 1.) a form of a language that ordinary people use, especially… …
10vernacular — [[t]və(r)næ̱kjʊlə(r)[/t]] vernaculars 1) N COUNT: usu the N in sing The vernacular is the language or dialect that is most widely spoken by ordinary people in a region or country. ...books or plays written in the vernacular... To use the… …
