04-10-2019, 11:42 PM
Thanks, René. I didn't look to see if there were any source texts, I just dove into the deep end to see if I could expand it properly. I'll take a look at the source texts this evening.
Arca, I agree that it's bad Latin, but I see so many texts in bad Latin, I tend not to even notice it any more! I've been perusing mostly letters and school texts rather than the really good professional texts, so bad Latin seems to be the norm.
I suppose it makes sense... by the 15th century, Latin was dying out as a means of verbal communication so people probably put less effort into learning it well. It hadn't been the primary language for 1,000 years, so it's surprising it lasted as long as it did. The biblical story of the Tower of Babel always reminds me of the breakup of the Roman Empire and rise of vernacular languages.
Arca, I agree that it's bad Latin, but I see so many texts in bad Latin, I tend not to even notice it any more! I've been perusing mostly letters and school texts rather than the really good professional texts, so bad Latin seems to be the norm.
I suppose it makes sense... by the 15th century, Latin was dying out as a means of verbal communication so people probably put less effort into learning it well. It hadn't been the primary language for 1,000 years, so it's surprising it lasted as long as it did. The biblical story of the Tower of Babel always reminds me of the breakup of the Roman Empire and rise of vernacular languages.