Vernacular Languages: Vernacular Languages During The Renaissance
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 language, it’s considered a virtue. Each language expressed a different culture and defined an identity within itself.
Vernacular Languages during the Renaissance
One of the native languages spoken in Europe is Albanian. It is spoken by over 7 million people, primarily residing in Albania but also in other areas of the Balkans. There are Albanian speakers in other parts of the world such …show more content…
The vocabulary is quite distinct because of the long lengthening vowels. The dialect of the Albanian language is Tosk which is written with the Greek alphabet. Tosk is the official language of Albania. It has also been written with a number of other alphabets, including Elbasan, Beitha, Kuju and Todhri. These alphabets were local inventions that surfaced around the time of the 18th and 19th century but were not widely used.
The vernacular language of Albanian is considered a native dialect and extinct as a spoken language. The spread of the vernacular language involved literature, historical records and expressions. People were easily converted to Christianity through vernacular language. In the 12th century vernacular language was used for means of religious affiliations and social class identification. The Latin language slowly died out and was replaced by the vernacular language. The vernacular created a national identity because of its great
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 language, it’s considered a virtue. Each language expressed a different culture and defined an identity within itself.
Vernacular Languages during the Renaissance
One of the native languages spoken in Europe is Albanian. It is spoken by over 7 million people, primarily residing in Albania but also in other areas of the Balkans. There are Albanian speakers in other parts of the world such …show more content…
The vocabulary is quite distinct because of the long lengthening vowels. The dialect of the Albanian language is Tosk which is written with the Greek alphabet. Tosk is the official language of Albania. It has also been written with a number of other alphabets, including Elbasan, Beitha, Kuju and Todhri. These alphabets were local inventions that surfaced around the time of the 18th and 19th century but were not widely used.
The vernacular language of Albanian is considered a native dialect and extinct as a spoken language. The spread of the vernacular language involved literature, historical records and expressions. People were easily converted to Christianity through vernacular language. In the 12th century vernacular language was used for means of religious affiliations and social class identification. The Latin language slowly died out and was replaced by the vernacular language. The vernacular created a national identity because of its great