An Introduction to the History of the Vulgar Latin Language period
Vulgar Latin is the variety that gave rise to the precursors of modern Romance languages. By the middle of this period, English was in its earliest …
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Classical Latin: An Introduction to the History of the Latin Language
Classical Latin is the most common form of the language taught in High Schools and Colleges. The golden and silver ages of Latin fall into the …
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Few actual writing samples from old Latin exist as examples of the ancient language. What does exist is a collection of fragments and inscriptions …
Continue ReadingThe History and Origin of the Latin Language
The Latin language has survived in one form or another for over 2,000 years. It is both the cognate and parent of many modern languages. Learn about …
Continue ReadingHow to Look Up Adjectives in a Latin Dictionary
Latin adjectives, like nouns, are declined using their respective declension. An adjective must agree with the noun in gender, number, and case, but …
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As Latin is an inflected language, Latin verbs give the beginning student trouble in forming all the possible combinations of verb usage. The Latin …
Continue ReadingHow to Look up Nouns in a Latin Dictionary
Unlike English, gender plays an important role in proper Latin grammar. Memorizing the gender of nouns from the beginning can save much time needed to …
Continue ReadingUsing Principal Parts to Conjugate Latin Verbs
Unlike English verbs with three principal parts, Latin has four principal parts. These principal parts must be memorized to properly conjugate the …
Continue ReadingLearn the Five Basic Cases of Latin Declensions
As an inflected language, Latin words change to reflect their use. The five basic cases found in Latin declensions have subtle but important …
Continue ReadingHow to Speak and Pronounce Latin Words Correctly
Latin may be dead but the language is alive and well in classrooms around the world. Speaking Latin is a rare skill; most Latin instruction …
Continue ReadingFive Characteristics of Latin Verbs
Verbs are the action words of sentences and form the basis for understanding the relationships that exist among other words in a sentence. …
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