(the vernacular)

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• Vernacular architecture — is a term used to categorize methods of construction which use locally available resources and traditions to address local needs and circumstances. Vernacular architecture tends to evolve over time to reflect the environmental, cultural and… …   Wikipedia

• Vernacular Chinese — is a style or register of the written Chinese language essentially modeled after the spoken language and associated with Standard Mandarin. This term is not to be confused with the various present day vernacular spoken varieties of Chinese. Since …   Wikipedia

• Vernacular literature — is literature written in the vernacular the speech of the common people .In the European tradition, this effectively means literature not written in Latin. In this context, vernacular literature appeared during the Middle Ages; among the earliest …   Wikipedia

• Vernacular Architecture Forum — The Vernacular Architecture Forum (VAF) is a scholarly organization founded in 1980 to support the study and preservation of all aspects of vernacular architecture and landscapes. The organization has brought together scholars and practitioners… …   Wikipedia

• vernacular — [vər nak′yə lər] adj. [< L vernaculus, belonging to home born slaves, indigenous < verna, a native slave, prob. < Etr * versna, hearth < verse, fire] 1. using the native language of a country or place [a vernacular writer] 2. commonly …   English World dictionary

• The Theatre —     The Theatre     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Theatre     Considering the tone of what is preserved to us of the works of the Greek tragedians and even of the comedies of Plautus and Terence, it seems at first difficult to understand the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Vernacular — Ver*nac u*lar, a. [L. vernaculus born in one s house, native, fr. verna a slave born in his master s house, a native, probably akin to Skr. vas to dwell, E. was.] Belonging to the country of one s birth; one s own by birth or nature; native;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Vernacular architecture of the Carpathians — The vernacular architecture of the Carapathians draws on environmental and cultural sources to create unique desings.Vernacular architecture refers to non professional, folk architecture, including that of the peasants. In the Carpathian… …   Wikipedia

• The SALT Project — [http://thesaltproject.blogspot.com] is an international Christian missions organization organized as a tax exempt, 501c(3), non profit corporation under the laws of the State of Texas. SALT stands for Scripture Application Leadership Training ;… …   Wikipedia

• Vernacular — Ver*nac u*lar, n. The vernacular language; one s mother tongue; often, the common forms of expression in a particular locality. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• The Canterbury Tales — is a collection of stories written by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century (two of them in prose, the rest in verse). The tales, some of which are originals and others not, are contained inside a frame tale and told by a collection of pilgrims on …   Wikipedia