05-09-2011, 11:18 AM
As for pronounceation, I would like to add my two bits. Are there any people here who actually did some proper research into this? I've seen a booklet some time ago about all this and had a quick read through it, but I can't remember which booklet it was.
However, to summarise what I remember is that we actually know more about pronounciation of Latin as most of use think. Modern church Latin is something different, as well. However, it's complicated and a lot of work to 'reconstruct' these things. What some researched did, as I recall correctly, was looking at all sources they have for texts. Some schools of scribes did copy directly, others corrected their work, or translated. Using this knowledge, all taken into account, scholar have attempt to reconstruct 'language patterns' and that is quite interesting. Especially when things are only phonetically written down in Greek.
However, to summarise what I remember is that we actually know more about pronounciation of Latin as most of use think. Modern church Latin is something different, as well. However, it's complicated and a lot of work to 'reconstruct' these things. What some researched did, as I recall correctly, was looking at all sources they have for texts. Some schools of scribes did copy directly, others corrected their work, or translated. Using this knowledge, all taken into account, scholar have attempt to reconstruct 'language patterns' and that is quite interesting. Especially when things are only phonetically written down in Greek.
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Jvrjenivs Peregrinvs Magnvs / FEBRVARIVS
A.K.A. Jurjen Draaisma
CORBVLO and Fectio
ALA I BATAVORUM
Jvrjenivs Peregrinvs Magnvs / FEBRVARIVS
A.K.A. Jurjen Draaisma
CORBVLO and Fectio
ALA I BATAVORUM
