EARLY ATTEMPTS AT CODIFICATION OF THE ORTHOGRAPHIC NORM OF THE BULGARIAN LITERARY LANGUAGE (WITH REGARD TO REDUCTION)

Abstract

This text presents a concise overview of the early Renaissance grammars from the 19th century and codification efforts within these grammars concerning the pronunciation norms of the Bulgarian literary language, with a focus on the strong reduction. The quotations included herein represent the positions of the authors. Excerpted examples are provided to demonstrate the graphic representation of reduction, or the lack of it.