The unification of written and spoken forms of a language; the idea or state of making written language conform to spoken language (notably a concept in modern Japanese language reform).
近代の国語運動では言文一致が重要な目標の一つとされた。
In modern language movements, the unification of written and spoken forms was regarded as one of the important goals.
この教科書は言文一致の方針に従って口語に近い文体で書かれている。
This textbook is written in a style close to spoken language following the policy of unifying written and spoken forms.