Vulgarlatein
Vulgarlatein, or Vulgar Latin, refers to the nonstandard, vernacular varieties of Latin that circulated across the Roman world from the late Republic into the early Middle Ages. It is distinct from Classical Latin, the polished literary form used by authors such as Cicero and Virgil. Vulgar Latin covered everyday speech in homes, markets, towns, and camps, and it varied by region, social group, and interaction with other languages.
Origins and development: Vulgar Latin developed from ordinary everyday speech and gradually diverged from Classical Latin
Geographic distribution and legacy: The various regional Vulgar Latin dialects gave rise to the Romance languages,
Evidence and scholarship: Because Vulgar Latin left few direct, standardized texts, scholars reconstruct it from late