The Roman Pronunciation Of Latin

By Ellen Frances Lord and Frances E. Lord

Book Overview

""The Roman Pronunciation of Latin"" by Frances E. Lord is a comprehensive guide to the pronunciation of Latin as it was spoken in ancient Rome. The book covers the history of Latin pronunciation, including the shift from the classical pronunciation to the medieval and modern pronunciations. It also includes detailed descriptions of the sounds of Latin, with examples of how they were pronounced in ancient Rome. The book is intended for students of Latin, as well as scholars and linguists interested in the history of the language. With its clear explanations and detailed examples, ""The Roman Pronunciation of Latin"" is an essential resource for anyone interested in understanding the sounds of this ancient language.The grammarians speak of the obscure sound of I and U, short and unaccented in the middle of a word; so that in a number of words I and U were written indifferently, even by classic writers, as optimus or optumus, maximus or maxumus. This is but a simple and natural thing. The same obscurity occurs often in English, as, for instance, in words ending in able or ible. How easy, for instance, to confuse the sound and spelling in such words as detestable and digestible.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1162707100
• ISBN13: 9781162707105
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 56 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 7.5" x 9.3"