vernacular vs non-standard speech

vernacular and non-standard speech both are nouns.

vernacular is an adjective but non-standard speech is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
vernacular	Yes	Yes	No	No
non-standard speech	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, non-standard speech is a hypernym of vernacular; that is, non-standard speech is a word with a broader meaning than vernacular:

vernacular: the everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary language)
non-standard speech: speech that differs from the usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community

As nouns, non-standard speech is a hypernym of vernacular; that is, non-standard speech is a word with a broader meaning than vernacular:

vernacular: a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
non-standard speech: speech that differs from the usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community

vernacular (noun)	non-standard speech (noun)
the everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary language)	speech that differs from the usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community
a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)

vernacular (adjective)	non-standard speech (adjective)
being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language

vernacular vs non-standard speech

vernacular and non-standard speech both are nouns.

vernacular is an adjective but non-standard speech is not an adjective.

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