diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 5acb8a907..c7e47ffac 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ pub struct Config {
     pub std: Scope,
     /// Defines which standard library items fulfill which syntactical roles.
     ///
-    /// Default: Typst's standard library's role map.
-    pub roles: RoleMap,
+    /// Default: Typst's standard library's language map.
+    pub items: LangItems,
     /// The default properties for page size, font selection and so on.
     ///
     /// Default: Empty style map.
@@ -121,15 +121,15 @@ impl Default for Config {
         Self {
             root: PathBuf::new(),
             std: library::scope(),
+            items: library::items(),
             styles: StyleMap::new(),
-            roles: library::roles(),
         }
     }
 }
 
 /// Definition of certain standard library items the language is aware of.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Hash)]
-pub struct RoleMap {
+pub struct LangItems {
     pub strong: fn(Content) -> Content,
     pub emph: fn(Content) -> Content,
     pub raw: fn(EcoString, Option<EcoString>, bool) -> Content,
diff --git a/src/library/mod.rs b/src/library/mod.rs
index b5a0e8ebc..17a7a681e 100644
--- a/src/library/mod.rs
+++ b/src/library/mod.rs
@@ -143,9 +143,9 @@ pub fn scope() -> Scope {
     std
 }
 
-/// Construct the standard role map.
-pub fn roles() -> RoleMap {
-    RoleMap {
+/// Construct the language map.
+pub fn items() -> LangItems {
+    LangItems {
         strong: |body| Content::show(text::StrongNode(body)),
         emph: |body| Content::show(text::EmphNode(body)),
         raw: |text, lang, block| {
diff --git a/src/library/prelude.rs b/src/library/prelude.rs
index c5a6bc8e0..dfc74ec84 100644
--- a/src/library/prelude.rs
+++ b/src/library/prelude.rs
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@ pub use crate::model::{
 };
 pub use crate::syntax::{Span, Spanned};
 pub use crate::util::EcoString;
-pub use crate::{RoleMap, World};
+pub use crate::{LangItems, World};
diff --git a/src/model/eval.rs b/src/model/eval.rs
index c16156cda..9051c9556 100644
--- a/src/model/eval.rs
+++ b/src/model/eval.rs
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ impl Eval for ast::Strong {
     type Output = Content;
 
     fn eval(&self, vm: &mut Vm) -> SourceResult<Self::Output> {
-        Ok((vm.roles().strong)(self.body().eval(vm)?))
+        Ok((vm.items().strong)(self.body().eval(vm)?))
     }
 }
 
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ impl Eval for ast::Emph {
     type Output = Content;
 
     fn eval(&self, vm: &mut Vm) -> SourceResult<Self::Output> {
-        Ok((vm.roles().emph)(self.body().eval(vm)?))
+        Ok((vm.items().emph)(self.body().eval(vm)?))
     }
 }
 
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ impl Eval for ast::Raw {
         let text = self.text().clone();
         let lang = self.lang().cloned();
         let block = self.block();
-        Ok((vm.roles().raw)(text, lang, block))
+        Ok((vm.items().raw)(text, lang, block))
     }
 }
 
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ impl Eval for ast::Link {
     type Output = Content;
 
     fn eval(&self, vm: &mut Vm) -> SourceResult<Self::Output> {
-        Ok((vm.roles().link)(self.url().clone()))
+        Ok((vm.items().link)(self.url().clone()))
     }
 }
 
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ impl Eval for ast::Ref {
     type Output = Content;
 
     fn eval(&self, vm: &mut Vm) -> SourceResult<Self::Output> {
-        Ok((vm.roles().ref_)(self.get().clone()))
+        Ok((vm.items().ref_)(self.get().clone()))
     }
 }
 
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ impl Eval for ast::Heading {
     fn eval(&self, vm: &mut Vm) -> SourceResult<Self::Output> {
         let level = self.level();
         let body = self.body().eval(vm)?;
-        Ok((vm.roles().heading)(level, body))
+        Ok((vm.items().heading)(level, body))
     }
 }
 
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ impl Eval for ast::ListItem {
     type Output = Content;
 
     fn eval(&self, vm: &mut Vm) -> SourceResult<Self::Output> {
-        Ok((vm.roles().list_item)(self.body().eval(vm)?))
+        Ok((vm.items().list_item)(self.body().eval(vm)?))
     }
 }
 
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ impl Eval for ast::EnumItem {
     fn eval(&self, vm: &mut Vm) -> SourceResult<Self::Output> {
         let number = self.number();
         let body = self.body().eval(vm)?;
-        Ok((vm.roles().enum_item)(number, body))
+        Ok((vm.items().enum_item)(number, body))
     }
 }
 
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ impl Eval for ast::DescItem {
     fn eval(&self, vm: &mut Vm) -> SourceResult<Self::Output> {
         let term = self.term().eval(vm)?;
         let body = self.body().eval(vm)?;
-        Ok((vm.roles().desc_item)(term, body))
+        Ok((vm.items().desc_item)(term, body))
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/model/value.rs b/src/model/value.rs
index 7b594adf1..1782e4a63 100644
--- a/src/model/value.rs
+++ b/src/model/value.rs
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ impl Value {
 
             // For values which can't be shown "naturally", we return the raw
             // representation with typst code syntax highlighting.
-            v => (world.config().roles.raw)(v.repr().into(), Some("typc".into()), false),
+            v => (world.config().items.raw)(v.repr().into(), Some("typc".into()), false),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/model/vm.rs b/src/model/vm.rs
index 829693bcd..614e2a9f3 100644
--- a/src/model/vm.rs
+++ b/src/model/vm.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use super::{Route, Scopes, Value};
 use crate::diag::{SourceError, StrResult};
 use crate::syntax::{SourceId, Span};
 use crate::util::PathExt;
-use crate::{RoleMap, World};
+use crate::{LangItems, World};
 
 /// A virtual machine.
 pub struct Vm<'a> {
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ impl<'a> Vm<'a> {
         return Err("cannot access file system from here".into());
     }
 
-    /// The role map.
-    pub fn roles(&self) -> &RoleMap {
-        &self.world.config().roles
+    /// The language items.
+    pub fn items(&self) -> &LangItems {
+        &self.world.config().items
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/typeset.rs b/tests/typeset.rs
index b5c14cb3e..f3f5bfbeb 100644
--- a/tests/typeset.rs
+++ b/tests/typeset.rs
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ fn config() -> Config {
 
     Config {
         root: PathBuf::new(),
-        roles: typst::library::roles(),
+        items: typst::library::items(),
         std,
         styles,
     }