literary language
English
Noun
literary language (uncountable)
- (literature) A register of a language that is used in literary writing.
- (sociolinguistics) A supraregional idiom; the language variety used as an institutionalized norm in a community; standard language, literary standard.[1]
Usage notes
- The "standard language" sense is primarily used with respect to the Slavic languages.[1] It is likely a direct translation of the Eastern European linguistic term.
Translations
register of a language used in literary writing
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