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Linguistic Varieties And Multilingual Nations

What is vernacular language ?

 The definition of vernacular It generally refers to a language which has not been
standardised and which does not have official status. Vernacular is a language spoken
rather than written formally by a group of people who have the same profession, live in
the same region and country. Vernacular describes everyday language that is used by
people.
 Vernacular differs from official language or literary language because it is like people
talk with each other as well as families talk at home with each other. Vernacular is one of
the most hardest things because students cannot get rid of writing in formal ways at
school because they use vernacular writing which is naturally a difficult process.
 There are hundreds of vernacular languages, such as Buang in Papua New Guinea,
Hindustani in India and Bumbar in Vanuatu, many of which have never been written
down or described.
 So, There are three components of the meaning of the term vernacular, then. The most
basic refers to the fact that a vernacular is an uncodifi ed or unstandardised variety. The
second refers to the way it is acquired – in the home, as a fi rst variety. The third is the
fact that it is used for relatively circumscribed functions.

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