Latin
Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area around Rome, Italy. Through the expansion of the Roman Republic, it became the dominant language in the Italian Peninsula and subsequently throughout the Roman Empire. It has greatly influenced many languages, including English, having contributed many words to the English lexicon, particularly after the Christianization of the Anglo-Saxons and the Norman Conquest. Latin roots appear frequently in the technical vocabulary used by fields such as theology, the sciences, medicine, and law.By the late Roman Republic, Old Latin had evolved into standardized Classical Latin. Vulgar Latin refers to the less prestigious colloquial registers, attested in inscriptions and some literary works such as those of the comic playwrights Plautus and Terence and the author Petronius. While often called a "dead language", Latin did not undergo language death. Between the 6th and 9th centuries, natural language change in the vernacular Latin of different regions evolved into distinct Romance languages. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, Latin remained the common language of international communication, science, scholarship and academia in Europe into the early 19th century, by which time modern languages had supplanted it in common academic and political usage.
Late Latin is the literary form of the language from the 3rd century AD onward. No longer spoken as a native language, Medieval Latin was used across Western and Catholic Europe during the Middle Ages as a working and literary language from the 9th century to the Renaissance, which then developed a classicizing form, called Renaissance Latin. This was the basis for Neo-Latin, which evolved during the early modern period. Latin was taught to be written and spoken at least until the late seventeenth century, when spoken skills began to erode; Contemporary Latin is generally studied to be read rather than spoken. Ecclesiastical Latin remains the official language of the Holy See and the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church.
Latin grammar is highly fusional, with classes of inflections for case, number, person, gender, tense, mood, voice, and aspect. The Latin alphabet is directly derived from the Etruscan and Greek alphabets.
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Published 1905Paris : Plon-Nourrit, 1905.289 p., [1] folded leaf of plates : col. map ; 19 cm. -
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5London, Latin American Trade.v. ill. 29 cm.“...Latin-American Trade...”
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7by Walker, John, 1732-1807
Published 1853New York : St. Louis, Mo. : Cornish, Lampart & Co. ; McCartney & Lamport, [1853?]59, 609, 89 pages ; 24 cmOther Authors: “...Key to the classical pronunciation of Greek, Latin, and scripture proper names...”
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8Published 2002[Austin, Tex.] : Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection, General Libraries, University of Texas at Austin, 2002.xvi, 65 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.“...Benson Latin American Collection...”
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9[New York, Committee on Cooperation in Latin America.]43 v. ill. 31 cm.“...Committee on Cooperation in Latin America...”
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10Published 1965Lisboa, Oitavas Jernadas Bioquímicas Latinas, 1965.206, xciii p. : fold. diagrs., graphs.“...Latin Biochemical Meeting Lisbon...”
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11Published 2001[Austin, Tex.] : Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection, General Libraries, University of Texas at Austin, 2001.microfilm ; 35mm.“...Benson Latin American Collection...”
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12Published 2003Tucson, AZ : Conference of Latin Americanist Geographers, [2003]-Syracuse, NY : [Austin, Tex.] : Conference of Latin Americanist Geographers ; Distributed by the University of Texas Press.v. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.“...Conference of Latin Americanist Geographers...”
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13[Austin, Tex., Latin American Studies Association]v. 23 cm.Issued in online versions available via the World Wide Web.Also available to subscribers via the World Wide Web.“...Latin American Studies Association...”
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14Published 1957Guatemala : Milton E. Méndez, 1957-volumes : illustrations ; 41 cm.“...Benson Latin American Collection...”
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15Buenos Aires, A.L.A.F.v. 28 cm.“...Latin American Railways Association...”
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16Published 1984Atlanta, Ga. : Atlanta Committee on Latin America, 1984-v. : ill.“...Atlanta Committee on Latin America...”
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17Published 1984Atlanta, Ga. : Atlanta Committee for Latin America, -1984.v. : ill.“...Atlanta Committee on Latin America...”
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18[New York], [Committee on Cooperation in Latin America.]43 volumes illustrations 31 cm.“...Committee on Cooperation in Latin America...”
Center for Research Libraries: v.11, no.4, 10 (Apr, Oct 1930); v.12, no.12 (Dec 1931); v.13, no.4, 8, 10-11 (Apr, Aug, Oct-Nov 1932)
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19Published 2003Austin, TX : Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection, General Libraries, University of Texas at Austin : Filmed by Texas State Library Micrographics, 2003-2004.284 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.“...Benson Latin American Collection...”
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20Published 1955Guatemala : Editorial CHAC, 1955-volumes : illustrations ; 31 cm.“...Benson Latin American Collection...”