SorrelZG Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Prima Latina teaches soft c as "ch" and I just noticed that the lady on Latin Memory Songs is pronouncing it as "s" so I looked up my Henle grammar and it's taught as "s" there also. We made the choice between classical and ecclesiastical pronounciation - I didn't realize there would be more decisions to make within ecclesiastical pronounciation and this is mildly irritating. Is there a "why" behind the difference in these ecclesiastical Latin curricula? Is there a right or wrong or is this just another preference? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clear Creek Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Hmmm, I haven't looked into other Latin programs, so I haven't heard of this before. MP consistently pronounces the "c" before an "i" or an "e" as "ch" in PL, LC I, and FFL, but I haven't heard any audio outside of those programs (beside the Latin Christmas CD from CAP). My goal is for my children to eventually transition to Henle after the Forms series, so I guess I had better look into it a bit closer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SorrelZG Posted November 28, 2012 Author Share Posted November 28, 2012 Let me know anything you find out. The more I search, the more confused I get. :confused1: Perhaps I should ask over at the high school board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgiana Daniels Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 I'm from the school of thought there is no right/wrong--only preference. Well, I'm sure the pronounciation really matters to some people, depending on what they want to do with Latin down the road. Because I want my kids to have a working knowledge of the language and be able to transition into the romance languages with ease, along with acqiuring a well-rounded grasp of derivatives, pronounciation is secondary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Prima Latina teaches soft c as "ch" and I just noticed that the lady on Latin Memory Songs is pronouncing it as "s" so I looked up my Henle grammar and it's taught as "s" there also. We made the choice between classical and ecclesiastical pronounciation - I didn't realize there would be more decisions to make within ecclesiastical pronounciation and this is mildly irritating. Is there a "why" behind the difference in these ecclesiastical Latin curricula? Is there a right or wrong or is this just another preference? I'm no pronunciation expert, and I like "the other" pronunciation, but I've never heard soft c as "s". Now, "sc" isn't a soft c, and sounds mostly like "s" --is that what you are hearing? And, for the record, whichever pronunciation you choose, using it consistently makes spelling much, much easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SorrelZG Posted November 28, 2012 Author Share Posted November 28, 2012 I'm no pronunciation expert, and I like "the other" pronunciation, but I've never heard soft c as "s". Now, "sc" isn't a soft c, and sounds mostly like "s" --is that what you are hearing? And, for the record, whichever pronunciation you choose, using it consistently makes spelling much, much easier. I don't have any audio resources for Henle, it just reads (in the Latin Grammar): "Hard c as in cat; soft c as in cell." Unless I'm mispronouncing "cell". Maybe it was a typo and they meant "cello". :tongue_smilie: None the less, the lady on Latin Memory Songs is pronouncing "circum" so that the "cir" is like the "cir" in the English "circle". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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