просторечный — meaning in English
prostorechnyy
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English meaning
- nonstandard adj Different from what is usual or accepted.
- vernacular noun The everyday, informal language spoken by ordinary people in a particular place, as opposed to formal or literary language.
Senses
просторечный is used for these senses in English:
- nonstandard (linguistics) Not conforming to the standard variety, or to the language as used by the majority of its speakers.
- vernacular Of or pertaining to everyday language, as opposed to standard, literary, liturgical, or scientific idiom.
nonstandard — full definition
- adj Different from what is usual or accepted.
- adj (linguistics) Not matching the form of a language used by most of its speakers.
vernacular — full definition
- noun The everyday, informal language spoken by ordinary people in a particular place, as opposed to formal or literary language.
- adj Relating to this kind of everyday, local language or style.
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