Similar examples abound. Macedonian, although mutually intelligible with Bulgarian, certain dialects of Serbian and to a lesser extent the rest of the South Slavic dialect continuum, is considered by Bulgarian linguists to be a Bulgarian dialect, in contrast with the contemporary international view and the view in the Republic of Macedonia, which regards it as a language in its own right. Nevertheless, before the establishment of a literary standard of Macedonian in 1944, in most sources in and out of Bulgaria before the Second World War, the southern Slavonic dialect continuum covering the area of today's Republic of Macedonia were referred to as Bulgarian dialects. COUNT 5
QSN1 Along with Serbian, with what language is Macedonian mutually intelligible? ANS1 Bulgarian QSN2 What dialect continuum does Macedonian belong to? ANS2 South Slavic QSN3 What do Bulgarian linguists regard the Macedonian language as? ANS3 a Bulgarian dialect QSN4 In what year was a Macedonian literary standard established? ANS4 1944 QSN5 In what country is Macedonian most commonly spoken? ANS5 Republic of Macedonia