From: Numberup@worldnet.att.net
Date: Fri Jul 06 2001 - 00:07:47 EDT
Dear Mr. Carlson,
Thanks very much for your assistance with the pronunciation of conscientia, and
especially for the explanation of the difference between classical and ecclesiastical
pronunciations. This is quite helpful.
Sincerely,
Solomon Landers
"Stephen C. Carlson" wrote:
> There are two main approaches to the pronunciation of Latin
> (actually, there is a third involving the pronunciation of
> legal terms in Anglo-American law, which we can ignore here).
>
> The first is the classical pronunciation, taught in most
> non-sectarian Latin programs, which you have properly
> given in this case.
>
> The second is the ecclesiastical pronunciation, still
> used among Roman Catholics, for example. In that case,
> conscientia would be pronounced something like:
> kon-shee-EN-tsi-a.
>
> Which pronunciation you use depends on the social
> context in which you are speaking the Latin. For
> Christian Latin works including the Vulgate I
> prefer the ecclesiastical pronunciation, and for
> classical works I prefer the classical pronunciation.
> Naturally, those who know Latin will not be confused
> by either style.
>
> Stephen Carlson
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