<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div>Dear List Member , </div><div><br></div><div>For verrnacular vs dialect distinction; I noticed that some authors prefer using the term dialect, while others use as a synonym the term vernacular . Nevertheless, I got a Pr in linguistics who confirms that vernacular is a variety which is socially and economically dominated by another group .</div><div>Stewart ( 1963) suggests that the only difference is that vernacular is a standardized variety whereas dialect is not !</div><div>I am a bit confused , is there any comments on this?</div><div><br></div><div>Best</div><div>Dr Mostari </div></div></body></html>