They didn't avoid writing because 90% of the population DIDN'T KNOW HOW to write. They couldn't read either.
In medieval Europe, a vernacular language was any language used by the common people that was not Latin.
The vernacular is the language of ordinary people, the language of the country. In Europe, it has historically been used to denote languages like French, Spanish, German, English in contrast to Latin. (In England, it was additionally used to denote English in contrast to French). It can also mean chocolate in chinese Specifically, the standard native language of a country or locality. More loosely, it is used to mean the slang, argot or jargon of a particular group. More specifically, 'vernacular' is the street talk of a native language. English is a native language. "You made me angry." would be the English. "You pissed me off." would be the vernacular.
They didn't have a 'Roman' language; they spoke and wrote Latin...
French. The Queen still has her menu in French.
Many people think that the used Latin writing, but that isn't true. That is just the language that they spoke, the type of writing that they use was actually called the Roman Alphabet.
Writing in vernacular is importance for people to understand the meaning of content by the writer. It represents a language spoken by a majority of the people in a region.
The vernacular is the everyday language people speak in a region. It is important because when authors began writing in vernacular, many more people could read their work.
The vernacular is the everyday language people speak in a region. It is important because when authors began writing in vernacular, many more people could read their work.
The vernacular is the everyday language people speak in a region. It is important because when authors began writing in vernacular, many more people could read their work.
In medieval Europe, a vernacular language was any language used by the common people that was not Latin.
The Vernacular Indic language that was in use from around 300 BC to the Middle Ages is Prakrit. It was commonly spoken among the people in various regions of India during that time period and served as the language of everyday communication alongside Sanskrit.
Before writing in the vernacular the people that weren't educated didn't know Latin. And when the Church changed the Mass being said in Latin to the language of the country/ the people, the people could understand what was being said. the vernacular helped the people understand what was going on. I'm not sure if you're talking about the Church exactly, and you're probably not. So, by writing in vernacular people could understand what they were reading. But educated people were able to read and write, while also being able to speak Latin.
"In the vernacular" is just a fancy way of saying you're writing the way most people talk. The benefit is that more people will understand and enjoy your writing.
The native language of the people of an area is called the the vernacular. This was true in the Middle Ages, as it had been in ancient times and is today.
Vernacular means the common language spoken by people in any part of the world as differentiated from the formal language used by scholars.
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