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Classical Latin vs. Vulgar Latin in the Roman Empire
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Vulgar Latin
Classical Latin vs. Vulgar Latin in the Roman Empire
- Most Romance languages lost Latin's case system (some exceptions like Romanian and Old French)
- Developed definite, indefinite, and partitive articles.
- Developed different sounds but kept close relations in terms of vocabulary.
Romance Languages
- Aragonese
- Aromanian
- Asturian
- Bergamasque
- Bolognese
- Catalan
- Corsican
- Emilian
- Extremaduran
- Franco-Provençal
- French
- Friulan
- Galician
- Italian
- Judaeo-Spanish
- Ladin
- Leonese
- Ligurian
- Milanese
- Mirandese
- Mozarabic
- Neapolitan
- Norman
- Occitan
- Picard
- Piedmontese
- Portuguese
- Romansh
- Romanian
- Sardinian
- Sassarese
- Sicilian
- Spanish
- Umbrian
- Venetian
- Walloon
What is Classical Latin?
- Written language of the Romans
- What we study today
- Artificial language based on fairly strict grammar rules, but never spoken by anyone.
Latin inscription in the Colosseum
Differences in usage
- Vulgar = the common people
- Classical = the elite who could afford an education
- Classical Latin: used in government, historical records, professional writing.
- Vulgar Latin: used by everyone, soldiers, church, etc.
Roman Soldiers fueled the spread of Latin
Bust of Virgil
What is Vulgar Latin?
Shift from accents to different languages
476 C.E.
- Roman Empire in the west falls.
- Pushes individual accents to the edge until they develop into different languages.
- Languages change over time, it's natural.
- Local languages affected the Latin in conquered lands.
- Lack of communication meant accents developed dramatically on their own.
The Vatican: The use of Latin in the Church
Rome at its height and the locations it assimilated
- Language spoken by the masses.
- Hardly never written due to its low reputation in writing.
- Used in everyday aspects of life.
- Spread through military conquests and Roman assimilation.
Graffiti written in Vulgar Latin at Pompeii
Nota Bene!
- Vulgar Latin came from Classical Latin however differed greatly in terms of grammar and pronunciation.
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