The Latin Language: A Historical Outline of Its Sounds, Inflections, and Syntax

Charles Edwin Bennett

ISBN 10: 1330300033 / ISBN 13: 9781330300039

Edité par Forgotten Books, 2018

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Print on Demand. This book delves into the fascinating world of the Latin language, offering valuable insights into its pronunciation, grammar, and evolution. The author meticulously examines the origins of the Latin alphabet, tracing its roots back to the Chalcidian Greek alphabet and exploring the changes in letter forms and pronunciation over time. Through a comprehensive analysis of historical sources, including the works of Roman grammarians, inscriptions, and the Romance languages, the author reconstructs the sounds of Latin vowels, consonants, and diphthongs. The discussion extends beyond individual sounds to encompass the principles of syllable division, hidden quantity, and accentuation, providing a thorough understanding of Latin pronunciation. Moving into the realm of grammar, the book explores the intricacies of noun and adjective declensions, verb conjugations, and the formation of adverbs and prepositions. The author delves into the complexities of Latin syntax, examining the cases and moods, and shedding light on the historical development of grammatical structures. By unveiling the nuances of pronunciation and grammar, this book not only enhances our comprehension of the Latin language but also provides a deeper appreciation for its enduring legacy and its profound influence on the development of Western languages. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: The Latin Language: A Historical Outline of Its Sounds, Inflections, and Syntax
• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date de parution: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1330300033
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781330300039
• Reliure: Paperback
• État de l'article: New
• Type de livre: print-on-demand item
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Learning Foreign Languages

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Excerpt from The Latin Language

MY purpose in the following pages has been to give such suggestions concerning the sounds, in?ections, and syntax of the Latin language, as experience has shown are likely to prove of service to teachers and advanced students. In the former part of the work I have drawn freely upon the standard manuals of Seel mann, Brugmann, Stolz, and Lindsay; in the syntax I wish to acknowledge my indebtedness not only to Delbruck's recently published Verg/ez'cizena'e Sym'ax, but especially, for the moods, to the syntactical studies of Professor W. G. Hale, of the University of Chicago.