noun/adjective · academic
vernacular
UK/vəˈnækjʊlə/US/vərˈnækjələr/ver·NAC·u·lar
language or styles native to a particular place; characteristic of ordinary local life
Examples
“The exhibition highlighted vernacular architecture from rural regions.”
“The director used vernacular speech in the dialogue to make characters feel authentic.”
“Design students studied vernacular patterns rather than imported styles.”
Band 8 sentence
“The restoration report emphasised the value of vernacular techniques that have evolved over centuries within rural communities.”
Collocations
- vernacular architecture
- vernacular language
- vernacular tradition
Word family
Common mistakes
They use vernaculars in the painting.→They use vernacular motifs in the painting.
I speak vernacular.→I speak the vernacular of the region.
Say it for a higher band
5local language→6dialect→7+vernacular
Synonyms
colloquial
regional
Easily confused
colloquial
“His writing is intentionally colloquial to make it accessible.”
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