Vernacular | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2019-05-10

This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernacular


00:00:48 1 Etymology
00:02:32 2 Concepts of the vernacular
00:02:42 2.1 General linguistics
00:02:51 2.1.1 In contrast with lingua franca
00:06:06 2.1.2 As a low variant in diglossia
00:09:41 2.2 Sociolinguistics
00:10:02 2.2.1 As an informal register
00:10:50 2.2.2 As a non-standard dialect
00:11:37 2.2.3 As an idealisation
00:11:52 3 First vernacular grammar
00:12:27 3.1 Dutch
00:13:32 3.2 English
00:17:02 3.3 French
00:18:04 3.4 German
00:20:47 3.5 Irish
00:21:07 3.6 Italian
00:22:46 3.7 Occitan
00:23:17 3.8 Spanish
00:24:14 3.9 Welsh
00:24:49 4 First vernacular dictionaries
00:25:18 4.1 Dutch
00:26:36 4.2 English
00:29:44 4.3 French
00:30:44 4.4 German
00:32:02 4.5 Italian
00:34:14 4.6 Spanish
00:35:15 4.7 Serbian
00:35:41 5 Metaphorical usage
00:36:24 6 See also
00:36:33 7 Notes
00:36:42 8 Bibliography
00:36:52 9 External links



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SUMMARY
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A vernacular, or vernacular language, is the lect used in everyday life by the common people of a specific population. It is distinguished from national, literary, liturgical or scientific idiom, or a lingua franca, used to facilitate communication across a large area. It is usually native, mostly spoken informally rather than written and usually seen as of lower status than more codified forms. It can be a distinct stylistic register, regional dialect, sociolect or an independent language.
In the context of language standardization, the term "vernacular" is also used specifically to refer to nonstandard dialects of a certain language, as opposed to its prestige normative forms.