ITA360H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Eastern Romance Languages, Giovanni Boccaccio, New Latin
25 Dec 2015
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Sept 14-18, 2015: define the following terms and notions in your own words. Romance language the group of languages derived from latin (e. g. , Dialect regional or social version of a language. The process where a minority group gradually adopts the customs and attitudes of the prevailing culture. Palatalization to pronounce as or change into a palatal sound. Neo-latin dialect (neo latin) latin as used since the end of the medieval period especially in scientific description and classification. Vulgar latin the colloquial latin of late roman times. It was called this because it was the language spoken by the vulgus ( the common people") Appendix probi an appendix that lists common mistakes in the written latin of the time of vulgar latin. It compares the vulgar forms spoken with the correct classical forms, thus giving us insight into how latin evolved. Gothic line an imaginary dividing line running through la spezia and rimini in italy.
