R: pronunciation question....

Hi, and welcome to the list!

> Hello! I am new to the list, and its been quite interesting! I have a
quick
> question about Latin pronunciation. In the phrase "Domine ad adjuvandum me
> festina",
Here in Italy we use that phrase during the rosary.

>the emphasis of the words are DOmine ad ADjuvandum me fesTIna,
> correct? Or is it adjuVANdum?
This is the way I utter it /'dOmine ad adju'vandum mE fe'stina/, that is the
latter hyposteses. I've heard there are people that pronounce Latin in a
different way I do. Italian classical pronounciation is based on clerical
Latin, thus we have 'c' and 'g' uttered as /tS/ and /dZ/ before 'e' and 'i',
ti+vowel as /tsj/, ae and oe as /E/, sc + e or i as /S/.

AND YOU?

>I'm not sure, and my choir is having
> conflicting opinions- and we sing that piece this Sunday, so its a
> mini-crisis... any help or suggestions/opinions would be greatly
appreciated!
> Thank you!
> ~Cathy~
Welcome on the List!

Luca