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  Latin
Latin is a member of the family of Italic languages, and its alphabet, the Latin alphabet, is based on the Old Italic alphabet, which is in turn derived from the Greek alphabet.
Latin was first brought to the Italian peninsula in the 9th or 8th century BC by migrants from the north, who settled in the Latium region, specifically around the River Tiber, where the Roman civilization first developed.
Latin translations of modern literature such as Paddington Bear, Winnie the Pooh, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Le Petit Prince, Max und Moritz, Walter the Farting Dog, and The Cat in the Hat are intended to bolster interest in the language.
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 Latin regional pronunciation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Latin pronunciation both in the classical and post-classical age, has varied across different regions and different eras.
Latin still in use today is often pronounced differently in various regions of the world.
While it impossible to know exactly how Latin was pronounced centuries ago, singers and choirs in especially Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque music often use what little is known to produce as authentic Latin as possible.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Latin_regional_pronunciation   (197 words)

  
 walter3
Regional diversity of French should not be confused with the diversity of the patois.
Geography is the most important factor influencing regional varieties of French: it is very easy to guess where someone is from by listening to him/her speak.
Accents are referred to as varieties in pronunciation, phonological diversity or regional pronunciation.
www.coh.arizona.edu /french/inst/fre280/walter3.html   (600 words)

  
 English Language - MSN Encarta
A major change in the pronunciation of vowels marks the transition from Middle English to Modern English during the 15th and 16th centuries.
A class dialect rather than a regional dialect, it was based on the type of speech cultivated at such schools as Eton and Harrow and at older universities such as Oxford and Cambridge.
Scotland has a number of regional dialects and is considered by some linguists to have developed into a separate language.
encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761564210_3/English_Language.html   (1295 words)

  
 7. Pronunciation Challenges. The American Heritage Book of English Usage. 1996
And with regard to the pronunciation of vowels in particular an enormous variation is tolerated across regional boundaries.
The list of entries that follows is composed of words whose pronunciation has a history of variation or controversy, or for one reason or another has been problematic for speakers.
Other entries, as at C and G, concern aspects of pronunciation that are taken for granted or ignored by most speakers but that are interesting nevertheless from a historical point of view.
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 Latin
Latin forms like asinus, "donkey," and caseus, "cheese," seem to be Oscan or Umbrian rather than Latin in origin, for Latin would have turned s between vowels into r (ausis, the word for "ear," for instance, turned into auris).
The progression of the expansion of Latin was as follows: "It first displaced the local dialects of the rest of Latium and those of the neighboring Sabines, Aequians, Marsians, Volscians, etc., later the Umbrian, Etruscan, Venetic, Celtic, etc., later still the Oscan, and last of all the Greek in the south.
Approaching the disintegration of Latin as the unified spoken language among the masses, “it can be supposed that by 760-770 at the latest, the population at large was already unable to understand, without special help and explanation, a Latin text as simple as the Lord’s Prayer” (Herman 372).
linguistics.byu.edu /classes/ling450ch/reports/latin.html   (2478 words)

  
 Romance languages, Latin's grand-children
From the evidence of Latin grammarians, popular playwrights, and inscriptions, it is apparent that in Republican Rome the spoken language of the lower classes was undergoing modifications in pronunciation and grammar that ultimately were to differentiate it from the written language and the language of the privileged.
During the period of empire and Roman expansion, it was this Latin of the people, so-called Vulgar Latin, that was carried to the far-flung provinces by soldiers, merchants, and colonists.
Latin continued to be the only medium of written expression during the early Middle Ages, and the first extant text of substantial length in Romance--the so-called Oaths of Strasbourg, a treaty of alliance sworn by two of Charlemagne's descendants--dates as late as 842.
www.brazilbrazil.com /roman.html   (1233 words)

  
 Latin American Spanish or Spanish For Latin America   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
In Latin America they speak of la computadora while in Spain it's el ordenador, and each of the two words sounds foreign in the region where it is not used.
In Latin American this tendency toward differentiation is almost imposed by the very magnitude of the territory.
The main urban center of the region is Guayaquil, together with Bogotá and Quito, and there are important Black communities mainly on the Colombian coast (particularly in the department of Chocó) with their own idioms and local usages.
www.omniglot.com /language/articles/latin_american_spanish.htm   (1378 words)

  
 Botanical Latin - Lesson One
Botanical Latin and the Average Enthusiast A Practical Guide In the years of my involvement with hobbyist groups of various types, it has become obvious to me that most people are completely confused about the use of Latin in the naming of organisms.
Latin was considered to be the best language for the purpose because it was the only language extant at the time that was sufficiently developed to describe organisms in any detail.
The words in Botanical Latin are mostly derived from the same Greek and Latin roots as many of the words that we use in English.
www.pondplants.com /FAQ_BotanicalLatin_LessonOne.html   (2363 words)

  
 Verbix -- Romance languages: Vulgar Latin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Vulgar Latin was primarily the speech of the middle classes in Rome and the Roman provinces; it is derived from Classical Latin but varied across Roman-occupied areas according to the extent of education of the population, communication with Rome, and the original languages of the local populations.
As the Roman Empire disintegrated and the Christian Church became the chief unifying force in southern and western Europe, communication and education declined and regional variation in pronunciation and grammar increased until gradually, after about 600, local forms of Vulgar Latin were no longer mutually intelligible and were thereafter to be considered separate Romance languages.
Modern knowledge of the language is based on statements of Roman grammarians concerning "improper" usages, and on a certain number of inscriptions and early manuscripts, "lapses" in the writings of educated authors, some lists of "incorrect" forms and glossaries of Classical forms, and occasional texts written by or for persons of little education.
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 Chapter 1: Pronunciation
As the pronunciation guidelines above indicate, the pronunciation of Old French underwent some changes in the twelfth century (especially for vowels) and in the thirteenth century (especially for consonants).
If you are reading for someone other than yourself and/or you are serious about approaching the believed pronunciation of a given text, it is then a question of determing when the text was written, and carefully examining the pronunciation features of that period.
Remember, too, that there were regional dialects -- this translates into differences in pronunciation and spelling (click here to learn about pronunication differences according to dialects).
www.geocities.com /Athens/Acropolis/8716/chapter1.html   (2505 words)

  
 Ecclesiastical Latin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The term Ecclesiastical Latin (sometimes called Church Latin) refers to the Latin language as used in documents of the Roman Catholic Church and in its Latin liturgies.
The rule now in force on the use of Latin in the Eucharistic liturgy of the Roman Rite states: "Mass is celebrated either in Latin or in another language, provided that liturgical texts are used which have been approved according to the norm of law.
An edition at Latin Vulgate.com, has the text of the Latin Vulgate, flanked by the Douay-Rheims Version (based on the Latin) and the King James Version of the Bible.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ecclesiastical_Latin   (911 words)

  
 Latin American Studies
Latin America from its pre-Columbian origins to the era of the Wars of Independence.
Latin America during the 19th century (1810-1910) with emphasis on cultural and socio-political factors which were important in the creation of Latin American nations.
Examines regional economic problems within an international context: dependence, industrialization and the international corporation; agriculture; regional cooperation; inflation; trade and debt problems.
hss.fullerton.edu /latinamerican/coursedescriptions.htm   (1589 words)

  
 Italian language and history by ALS International   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Descended from Latin, these languages may be said to represent living shadows of the ancient Roman empire, reflecting the divergent histories of regions formerly unified under Roman rule.
The adaptation of the new “barbarian” ruling classes to the speaking of popular Latin by the indigenous populations tended to impose, by authoritative example, a pronunciation that was in some ways alien to the one handed down from the period of Roman rule.
Much of what Latin had communicated by inflectional modification of words was now communicated by separate words or phrases, and especially by word order (which in Latin had been extremely flexible because logical relations between words could be detected from word endings alone, regardless of word order).
www.alsintl.com /languages/italian.htm   (860 words)

  
 saxon-spanglish
Latin had 10 simple vowels [and 5 vowel letters] so those speaking a germanic language who adopted the Latin alphabet had to augment it.
SS restors the original Saxon augmented Latin alfabet and unshifts the pronunciation of Greek and Latin root words: kaos, idea, amino, This set of grafim-fonim (letter-sound) corespondences is iusd tu pronounce or sound out each letter in a werd.
Tenth century clerics devised a Latin based alphabet for English that made it possible to spell words as they were pronounced and pronounce words as they were spelled.
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 free expressions meanings, words, phrases origins and derivations
This extension to the expression was American (Worldwidewords references the dictionary of American Regional English as the source of a number of such USA regional variations); the 'off ox' and other extensions such as Adam's brother or Adam's foot, are simply designed to exaggerate the distance of the acquaintance.
The mythological explanation is that the balti pan and dish are somehow connected with the (supposed) 'Baltistan' region of Pakistan, or a reference to that region by imaginative England-based curry house folk, who seem first to have come up with the balti menu option during the 1990's.
Prior to c.13th century the word was dyker, from Latin 'decuria' which was a trading unit of ten, originally used for animal hides.
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 The Romance Languages - Latin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Another common feature of Vulgar Latin Pronunciation was the absolute loss of final -m and -t, important to all of the daughter languages.
The Latin noun is categorically known as having a masculine, feminine, or neuter gender.
At a glance, the Latin first declension, whose nominative ends in -a and accusative in -am, may lead to the conclusion that the nominative case is a more plausible origin, further evidence proves quite to the contrary.
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 Italian language, alphabet and pronunciation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
By the 14th century the Tuscan dialect was being used in political and cultural circles throughout Italy, though Latin remained the pre-eminent literary language until the 16th century.
Each region of Italy also has its own dialect, some of which are so distinct from standard Italian that they are mutually unintelligible.
They are used mainly in foreign loan words and their pronunciation depends on the word they appear in.
www.omniglot.com /writing/italian.htm   (480 words)

  
 CPL: For Educators
This brilliant and detailed brochure explains not only why Latin is a good fit for students with learning disabilities but also describes qualities in a Latin teacher that make him or her suitable for teaching LD students.
The flyer includes eight reasons why Latin is a good choice for LD students, describes the organizational characteristics of an ideal Latin class and one appropriate for students with learning disabilities, and provides a bibliography.
The Grex Latine Loquentium, where everything is in the Latin language, is essentially an ephemeral exchange of communications on a wide variety of topics using Latin, to which one can subscribe by sending a message to draco@mi.com.pl, or by the simple message SUBSCRIBE to LISTSERVE@plearn.edu.pl.
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 Latin pronounciation
Nevertheless, from the way the Romans wrote, and from comments of authors who were occupied with language, oratory or commented on the pronounciation of their contemporaries, we can assemble a set of fairly commonly accepted rules.
In case of loanwords such as , the Latin pronounciation can be used, but better would be to use the [kx] or even [x]; the so-called "ach-Laut", a guttural fricative which does not exist in English, but does in a great deal of other languages.
In most Latin transcriptions, this will be shown by actually using a and making the difference clear by using the for the real vowel.
home.tiscali.be /mauk.haemers/collegium_latinum/pronounce.htm   (1462 words)

  
 Guides for Research/Latin, South American, and Caribbean History
Scope Note: There are important differences between the terms "Latin America" and "South America." "Latin America" is a cultural term which refers to the former Portuguese, Spanish and French colonies in Mexico and Central America, South America, and the Caribbean.
It is organized by county and includes chronology, genealogy (relationship among the parties, name changes, splinter groups, etc.), and a list of ideological and interest group parties (though it is unclear how these later differ from the political parties discussed in the rest of the volume).
Chapters are organized by region and specific countries (not including Central America or the the Caribbean) Within each chapter are subheadings relating to such issues as agriculture, manufacturing, mining, energy, consumer spending, foreign trade, etc. Most data extends back to the 1970's Includes index and appendices of tables and econmic data.
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 Latin Language - Education Atlas
Kepheus' Latin Resources - Collection of programs which tests Latin vocabulary and tables, centered on the Using Latin and Cambridge Latin Course texts, adapted for utilization for Auckland Grammar School, New Zealand.
Latin in the Christian Trivium - A Biblically-centered Latin program especially designed for 8-18 year old Christian homeschooler.
Latin Resources - An assortment of Latin links initially collected for students registered for Latin at the University of California at Sacramento.
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 Latin American Spanish Translations: Translations for Latin America.
We know the differences and similarities of the Latin American Spanish spoken by Hispanic people in the United States and Spanish-speaking people in Latin American countries.
This is why you have to use native speaking Latin American Spanish Translators for your Latin American Spanish translations needs.
It differs from the Castilian of the rest of Latin America mainly because instead of saying “tú”, it uses “vos” (with the verbal deformation of the Buenos Aires area), some words vary in accentuation and the words with “ll” sound like “ye” and in some regions like “sh”.
www.trustedtranslations.com /latin_american_spanish.asp   (1597 words)

  
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Even though this region of the world has become unique and individualistic in its musical style and development, this development was not born out of its indigenous culture alone.
Charo, another Latin American singer, the "Coochee-Coo" girl, as people fondly remember her, was another personality who made her way into the public eye by way of national T.V. singing tunes in her native tongue.
However, throughout the region, descendants of the four or five million enslaved Africans brought by the colonists are a common denominator.
www.chatham.edu /PTI/Contemp_Latin/Biggs_01.htm   (6856 words)

  
 American and British Pronunciation Differences
Also, refer to the pronunciation key — this shows the pronunciation symbols as used throughout this dictionary, alongside the equivalent IPA symbols, which are enclosed in square brackets where used (mostly just in this section).
Pronunciation can be used to distinguish social class, and social status.
Pronunciation of vowels also distinguishes meaning in words, but sometimes the pronunciation is unnecessary.
www.peak.org /~jeremy/dictionary/chapters/pronunciation.php   (2374 words)

  
 School-text compiler and lexicographer: the cases of
This measured attitude to regional lexis was shared by some compilers of school-texts from about the mid-1660s to the mid-1680s, none of whom expressly advocated the retention of local words in the language, although including in their spelling-lists a few examples of what Ray considered dialect words.
Clearly, then, although Coles’s criteria for the standard or non-standard nature of certain words are not consistent in his school-text and his dictionaries, it must be averred that he was reluctant to exclude some words of probable dialect origin from both his pedagogical and his lexicographical practice.
The evidence of his informed comments on English regional pronunciation in his 1688 Grammar would challenge this, along with his marking -- or explicating -- possible dialectisms in his dictionaries.
faculty.ed.uiuc.edu /westbury/Paradigm/Burness.html   (1220 words)

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