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jmdict 2733240 Active (id: 2271629)
口語形
こうごけい
1. [n] {grammar}
▶ word form used in vernacular language (as opposed to classical language)
Cross references:
  ⇔ see: 2733230 文語形 1. word form used in literary language



History:
5. A 2023-06-11 13:11:44  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -13 +13 @@
-<field>&ling;</field>
+<field>&gramm;</field>
4. A 2022-01-03 05:24:09  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
meikyo 口語
②話しことばと、それをもとにした書きことばを合わせた言語体系。現代語の総称。「─体」「─文(=現代の話しことばをもとにして書かれた文)」

maybe not exclusively to describe Japanese,
https://eigolab.net/2339
"会話でよく使われる "kinda" は "kind of" の口語形、 "sorta" は "sort of" の口語形です。"
(here it's not really "as opposed to _classical_ language")
  Comments:
contrast with/as opposed to xref
  Diff:
@@ -14 +14 @@
-<gloss>word form used in the vernacular language (as opposed to classical language)</gloss>
+<gloss>word form used in vernacular language (as opposed to classical language)</gloss>
3. A* 2022-01-02 15:10:04  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
"spoken language" is misleading. Modern Japanese is written using 口語.
  Diff:
@@ -12 +12,3 @@
-<gloss>word form primarily used in spoken language</gloss>
+<xref type="see" seq="2733230">文語形</xref>
+<field>&ling;</field>
+<gloss>word form used in the vernacular language (as opposed to classical language)</gloss>
2. A 2012-08-05 23:55:10  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
"form" really.
  Diff:
@@ -12,1 +12,1 @@
-<gloss>word primarily used in spoken language</gloss>
+<gloss>word form primarily used in spoken language</gloss>
1. A* 2012-08-03 07:25:49  Marcus
  Refs:
daij, nikk

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