Latin Pronunciation in Prose

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jamesee0106.latin
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Latin Pronunciation in Prose

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Salvete,

I understand that one should read Latin verse by adhering to the principles of elision and of long syllables by position. Is is the same case for prose? - Should one read out syllables long by position and should one elide vowels? If so, are there any other rules in pronouncing Latin in prose and verse?

Gratias.

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Re: Latin Pronunciation in Prose

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This is old but available:
Vetum at suppetitum hoc:
http://www.jstor.org/stable/3287750?seq=1
I'm writing in Latin hoping for correction, and not because I'm confident in how I express myself. Latinè scribo ut ab omnibus corrigar, non quod confidenter me exprimam.

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