Bulgarian L?

[E Wayles Browne]

Here's a question for Bulgarian scholars:
The Bulgarian hard consonant L, in words like vidjal, mlad, Lom, ludo,
always sounded similar to English L to me.
But recently, when students from Bulgaria come to me to have me certify
their knowledge of the language, they seem to be pronouncing L like
English W. Is this something I should imitate, or is it something that
only the younger generation does? I have heard the opinion of one
Bulgarian, but wonder if this is a matter on which speakers disagree.
Yours,
-- 
Wayles Browne, Assoc. Prof. of Linguistics
Department of Linguistics
Morrill Hall 220, Cornell University
Ithaca, New York 14853, U.S.A.

tel. 607-255-0712 (o), 607-273-3009 (h)
fax 607-255-2044 (write FOR W. BROWNE)
e-mail ewb2 at cornell.edu

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