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Vernacular is the ordinary, informal, spoken form of language,[1] particularly when perceived as having lower social status or less prestige than standard language, which is more codified, institutionally promoted, literary, or formal.[a][3] More narrowly, a particular language variety that does not hold a widespread high-status perception, and sometimes even carries social stigma, is also called a vernacular, vernacular dialect, nonstandard dialect,[4][5] etc. and is typically its speakers' native variety. Regardless of any such stigma, all nonstandard dialects are full-fledged varieties of language with their own consistent grammatical structure, sound system, body of vocabulary, etc.
- ^ "vernacular". Cambridge Dictionary: English Dictionary. Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2024.
- ^ "vernacular". Dictionary.com Unabridged (Online). June 2024.
- ^ Yule, George (27 October 2016). "Glossary". The Study of Language 6th Edition. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781316776780.
vernacular: a social dialect with low prestige spoken by a lower-status group, with marked differences from the standard language.
- ^ Fodde Melis (2002), p. 36
- ^ Wolfram & Schilling-Estes (1998), p. 13–16
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