05-09-2011, 05:32 AM
On reconstructing ancient latin verso church latin:
i only ever did 6 months latin before laziness won out. However i do clearly recall my teacher (Trevor Bryce- famous for his knowledge of all things hittite)
saying that the pronunciation was able to be reconstructed due to rhyming schemes in poetry etc and that church latin was responsible for the sound change in things like the letter 'c' losing its k sound. maybe i made that last bit up?
:?:
regards
richard
i only ever did 6 months latin before laziness won out. However i do clearly recall my teacher (Trevor Bryce- famous for his knowledge of all things hittite)
saying that the pronunciation was able to be reconstructed due to rhyming schemes in poetry etc and that church latin was responsible for the sound change in things like the letter 'c' losing its k sound. maybe i made that last bit up?
:?:
regards
richard
