vernaculars

• Christian names
• aliases
• argots
• banners
• baptismal names
• binomials
• brand names
• bureaucrateses
• bynames
• cants
• colloquialisms
• colloquials
• computereses
• cryptonyms
• cyberspeaks
• dialects
• diminutives
• educationeses
• epithets
• family names
• first names
• forenames
• given names
• governmenteses
• hypocorisms
• idioms
• jargons
• jives
• journaleses
• labels
• languages
• lingoes
• lingos
• localisms
• maiden names
• matronymics
• middle names
• misnomers
• monomials
• nicknames
• noms de guerre
• noms de plume
• parlances
• patois
• patronymics
• patter
• pen names
• pidgins
• provincialisms
• pseudonyms
• regionalisms
• rubrics
• shops
• shoptalk
• slangs
• slanguages
• sobriquets
• soubriquets
• speeches
• surnames
• tags
• technobabbles
• terminologies
• trade names
• trademarks
• trivial names
• vernacularisms
• vocabularies

• noun
  1. The language of a people or a national language.
  2. Everyday speech or dialect, including colloquialisms, as opposed to standard, literary, liturgical, or scientific idiom.
  3. Language unique to a particular group of people; jargon, argot.
  4. A language lacking standardization or a written form.
  5. Indigenous spoken language, as distinct from a literary or liturgical language such as Ecclesiastical Latin.

• The region is home to several vernaculars, each with its own unique expressions.
• Linguists study the different vernaculars spoken in various parts of the country.
• In the book, the author contrasts the vernaculars of urban and rural communities.
• The teacher encouraged students to explore the local vernaculars as part of their cultural studies.
• The use of different vernaculars in the film added authenticity to the portrayal of diverse characters.

jargons

names

idiolects

educationeses

jives

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