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Meanings of substandard variety 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
Synonyms
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...