The Pronunciation of English Words Derived from the Latin
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The Pronunciation of English Words Derived from the Latin, S.P.E. Tract No. IV, is by John Sargeaunt, with preface and notes by H. Bradley. The introduction says the Latin taught by Pope Gregory's missionaries to their English converts at the beginning of the seventh century was a living language.
The text says a scholar born in Italy has great difficulty in following a Frenchman speaking Latin, and greater difficulty in understanding an Englishman's Latin. The text says it is sometimes imagined that the modern English way of pronouncing Latin was a deliberate invention of the Protestant reformers, and that for this view there is no foundation in fact. The text says the short vowel is inevitable in horror and pallor, the long in ardour, stupor and tumour. A closing note says the sale of the Tracts has been sufficient to pay their expenses.
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- John Sargeaunt
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- 39
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