Catalan is split in two major dialectal blocks: Eastern Catalan, and Western Catalan. The main difference lies in the treatment of unstressed a and e; which have merged to /ə/ in Eastern dialects, but which remain distinct as /a/ and /e/ in Western dialects. There are a few other differences in pronunciation, verbal morphology, and vocabulary. COUNT 3
QSN1 What is the major difference between the two blocks? ANS1 treatment of unstressed a and e QSN2 How are a and e in western dialects? ANS2 distinct QSN3 What have a and e done in eastern dialects? ANS3 merged