Vernacular Language Spread Via Vernacular
Abstract
Latin was the language that was used in the educated class and literature. This language became extremely prominent throughout 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 the great in England had a great influence to get the people to return to using the old English. He wrote a ton of books during his reign as well as …show more content…
The romantic language of the French was translated intot he German language during the twelfth century (Scott,2011). In most parts of Europe by the fourteenth century had pretty much adopted the vernacular. Even though nothing official had been set or put into place in regards to the language as to how things should properly be said or written, enough of it had been written or spoken to allow something more structural to be published or understood to be the common language (Scott,2011). During the span of the tenth through fourteenth centuries, Latin began to die out and the vernacular began to take over. There were three possible outcomes because of this happening. One, only a few would be considered literate, with that number continuing to decrease, and would be the ones who could obtain power or hold any offices. Two, it would be necessary for everyone to learn to read as well as be able to write the Latin language. Or three, the vernacular language would be adopted and made standard to not only be the spoken language but to also be the religion, commerce and government (Scott,
Latin was the language that was used in the educated class and literature. This language became extremely prominent throughout 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 the great in England had a great influence to get the people to return to using the old English. He wrote a ton of books during his reign as well as …show more content…
The romantic language of the French was translated intot he German language during the twelfth century (Scott,2011). In most parts of Europe by the fourteenth century had pretty much adopted the vernacular. Even though nothing official had been set or put into place in regards to the language as to how things should properly be said or written, enough of it had been written or spoken to allow something more structural to be published or understood to be the common language (Scott,2011). During the span of the tenth through fourteenth centuries, Latin began to die out and the vernacular began to take over. There were three possible outcomes because of this happening. One, only a few would be considered literate, with that number continuing to decrease, and would be the ones who could obtain power or hold any offices. Two, it would be necessary for everyone to learn to read as well as be able to write the Latin language. Or three, the vernacular language would be adopted and made standard to not only be the spoken language but to also be the religion, commerce and government (Scott,