1. A formal, standardized form of a language used in literature, formal writing, and academic contexts, often distinct from colloquial or vernacular speech
The author chose to write in a literary language rather than in the dialect of her native region.
A autora escolheu escrever em língua literária em vez do dialeto de sua região nativa.
2. The cultivated and refined version of a language that follows established grammatical rules and conventions
Portuguese literary language has its roots in medieval Galician-Portuguese texts.
A língua literária portuguesa tem suas raízes em textos medievais galego-portugueses.