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    Roman empires. Later‚ became dominated by vernacular languages which now distinguishes the different areas of the world. The everyday language spoken by a people as distinguished from the literary language is called vernacular (2012). The Latin language was the language that was used during the growth of the Roman states. It began to fade when the empire began to fall. Many of the people began to use their vernacular language instead (Scott‚ 2011). Alfred

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    SOCIOLINGUISTICS Chapter 1 A Scope of Sociolinguistics According to Hudson‚ sociolinguistics is essentially a study of language as used in society.  Language is very important and unique feature of culture because it talks about the behavior of people.  The society is represented by its language.  Society is totally depended on language.  If there is no language in society in society then the society will be considered

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    Vernacular buildings What extent it is a question of the use of locally available materials and traditional building techniques The definition of vernacular buildings got a lot of people confused as some sources used a person opinion or complicates the meaning but to simplify it‚ vernacular buildings is an approach of architecture that uses local material and resources in a certain area or region where a building is built and undertakes local needs. Before 1900s‚ people unconsciously built vernacular

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    Vernacular architecture Ronald Brunskill defined it accurately in saying: “A building designed by an amateur without any training in design; the individual will have been guided by a series of conventions built up in his locality‚ paying little attention to what may be fashionable. The function of the building would be the dominant factor‚ aesthetic considerations‚ though present to some small degree‚ being quite minimal. Local materials would be used as a matter of course‚ other materials being

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    Vernacular Language NAME HUMA215-1101A-05: Topics in Cultural Studies American Intercontinental University Vernacular Language As the Roman control continued to expand‚ the Latin language became the customary language amongst people where Roman’s ruled. It was the language written and spoken by the church‚ commerce and courts. As the Empire broadened‚ so did the language‚ it allowed the people to communicate freely regardless of their backgrounds. Like with any other language Latin changed

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    Several factors have been responsible for the complexity reflected in today’s linguistic situation in Algeria‚ some being historical‚ others political and still others socio-cultural. It is undeniable that‚ as a consequence of the diverse events that the country has gone through‚ the Algerian society has acquired a distinctive identity whose particular dynamic intra-and inter-lingual variation can clearly be attested in the way(s) people speak in comparison with the two countries‚ morocco and Tunisia

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    Vernacular schools in Malaysia can be traced as far back as 55 years. They form an integral part of the historical and cultural identity of this country (Centre for Public Policy Studies‚ 2012). Vernacular schools have a role to play to ensure “cultural heritage is preserved through the generations…the Chinese and Tamil languages in these schools don’t just function as a medium of instruction…and also provide a link to the community’s cultural heritage” (Centre for Public Policy Studies‚ 2012). The

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    Vernacular Languages During The Renaissance Pauline Charles American Intercontinental University Online ABSTRACT Vernacular language is a tool we use to communicate both verbally and in writing. People can express their thoughts‚ feelings and emotions through knowledge‚ ideas and memory. Before there was vernacular language‚ people only knew how to communicate in Latin but now‚ there’s many languages in different countries. If a person could speak in more than one

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    Europe‚ discuss the origins of the vernacular language and describe how the language spread. German is the language I picked for my native language. German is the main spoken language with a lot of people including native and second common language speaks German is common in European Union. Most Germans live in the South Region of the world‚ Country Argentina‚ Canada‚ South Africa‚ Post-Soviet States‚ Russia and Kazakhstan‚ France‚ Australia‚ Chile and Italy. Vernacular Language was possible to raise

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    Online Dictionary‚ the definition of vernacular is “of‚ relating to‚ or being a nonstandard language or dialect of a place‚ region‚ or country.” In terms of African American history‚ the evolution of vernacular is very important and a very unique part of the culture. The African American vernacular has aided the development of a distinct culture in terms of what African Americans were subjected to from the installation of slavery. The African American vernacular was used as a way to expose the atrocities

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