Bulgarian Hypercorrection
in standard bulgarian , in eastern dialects, old yat letter pronounced я ( ya ) when stressed , following syllable not contain vowels и ( ) or е ( e ), , pronounced е in other cases. in western dialects pronounced е. attempting speak standard bulgarian dialect, speakers western bulgaria mispronounce many words containing yat letter – голями ( golyami ), желязни ( zhelyazni ), бяли ( byali ), видяли ( vidyali ), спряни ( spryani ), живяли ( zhivyali ) instead of големи ( golemi ), железни ( zhelezni ), бели ( beli ), видели ( videli ), спрени ( spreni ), живели ( zhiveli ). trend common past participles such видяли.
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