However, all varieties of "late" Latin, including "vulgar" Latin (which also means the language of the people), were spoken forms only until such time as they were written down - in documents such as the Vulgate.
It's true that the average person probably couldn't have written "classical" Latin. a language an ordinary person could understand. The point about the Vulgate was that it was written in the language of the people, ie. The term "Late" Latin can also cover a multitude of sins. I'd say your statement was highly debatable, just as the statement that vulgar Latin "was used to write the Vulgate" is over-simplistic. 1st century A.D.), but it has very little to do with Vulgar Latin (except, perhaps for the name). Vulgate was written in late Latin (as opposed to classical of the 1st century B.C. 93 Article should be deleted as scholarship is too oldĪs far as I know, Vulgar Latin was a strictly spoken language.92 Question on the status of learned pronunciations in late-Roman/early medieval era paralleling development of Proto-Romance.91 Vulgar Latin is less standardized and was spoken as a living language until the 8th century.90 Excellent piece of intro in the Spanish-language version of the topic.87 Vulgar Latin of Paris, circa 5th c.85 Under History: mutual intelligibility.84 Oaths of Strasbourg: Proposed elimination of "5th century Vulgar Latin of Paris" and replacement with other Romance variety samples.78 Note on "semi-phonetic" transcription of Strasbourg Oaths: IPA instead? Also: clearer notes on /w/>/β/ shift.76 Article Format / Section on Proto-Romance.72 Planning to move lots of stuff to Romance languages.68 English equivalent of this French book title.51 Retention of vowel length distinctions.50 Comparing Classical and vulgar Latin.44 Vulgar Latin vocabulary - sample table.29 Verbs section: suggestions for improvement.19 perfect tense formed with auxiliary verbs.3.1 Spelling and capitalisation conventions.
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