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Meanings of nonstandard speech in English

Russian
нестандартный диалект
Portuguese
dialeto vernáculo
Spanish
dialecto no estándar
Catalan
dialecte no-estàndard

Language variety which is not standardized and lacks prestige.

    Related terms
    нестандартный диалект
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    Examples for "vernacular"
    Examples for "vernacular"
    1
    The vernacular in America, particularly in a business sense, is cautiously professional.
    News.com.au
    2
    The ventriloquist of the vernacular on new developments in New Zealand slang.
    Radio NZ
    3
    The last song may be given in the vernacular as a specimen:
    The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India, Volume ...
    4
    Compare the origin of the vernacular elementary-school teacher in Germany and England.
    The History of Education / Educational Practice and Progress Con...
    5
    You are correct in saying that racial abuse is infecting the vernacular.
    The Irish Times
    1
    Made for Channel 4 by Besom Productions of Derry, it's a celebration of the vernacular speech of Northern Ireland.
    The Irish Times
    1
    This was said in the broadest vernacular dialect, as, indeed, was everything that dropped from the fishermen's lips.
    The Lighthouse
    2
    And, what is still more astounding, speaking the vernacular dialects of each race.
    The Communistic Societies of the United States / From Personal V...
    3
    He spoke their vernacular dialects with facility and precision.
    Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1
    4
    Among them some persons will be found who will have the inclination and the ability to exhibit European knowledge in the vernacular dialects.
    Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay. Volume 1
    5
    The conquests of Rome modified the vernacular dialects of not a few of its subjugated provinces, and greatly promoted the diffusion of Latin.
    The Ancient Church: Its History, Doctrine, Worship, and Constitu...