Re: OT: First text in Agsem

Ed Heil euecuet:

> Since I was talking specifically about pronunciation (the
> monopthongization of 'ae'), I have to say that you have just agreed
> with me while trying to disagree.
> yl-ruil wrote:
>
> > Ed Heil euecuet:
> >
> > > It's not just Church Latin, man; it was all over by the late Empire.
> > > Heck, Julian the Apostate probably spoke that way, or close to it! :)
> >
> > No it wasn't. _Vulgar_ Latin (or Romance) was spoken in europe at this
> time.
> > Compared to Vulgar Latin, Church Latin was gramatically remarkably pure,
> > with most changes being in pronunciation.
> >
> > Dan
>
It's merely a matter of nomenclature. We are linguists, and by nature rather
pedantic people ;). After all, who else could sit and come up with tables of
verb conjugation and suchlike?

Dan