▁on ▁the ▁ante pen ult imate ▁( third ▁from ▁last ) ▁sy ll able ▁( pro par ox y ton es ▁or ▁m ots ▁es dr ú ch ols ▁' s lip ▁words '). ▁These ▁pro par ox y ton es ▁are ▁equivalent ▁to ▁par ox y ton es ▁in ▁all ▁other ▁dialect s . ▁For ▁instance ▁( str ess ▁under lined ): ▁▁ ▁Historical ▁development ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁Rom ance ▁language , ▁Occ itan ▁developed ▁from ▁V ul gar ▁Latin . ▁Old ▁Occ itan ▁( around ▁the ▁e ighth ▁through ▁the ▁four teenth ▁centuries ) ▁had ▁a ▁similar ▁pron unci ation ▁to ▁present - day ▁Occ itan ; ▁the ▁major ▁differences ▁were : ▁ ▁Before ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁century , ▁ ▁had ▁soft ened ▁before ▁front ▁v ow els ▁to ▁, ▁not ▁yet ▁to ▁. ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁Middle ▁A ges , ▁ ▁between ▁v ow els ▁represented ▁the ▁aff ric ate ▁, ▁not ▁yet ▁. ▁ ▁In ▁early ▁Old ▁Occ itan , ▁ ▁represented ▁ ▁in ▁final ▁position . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁Middle ▁A ges , ▁the ▁letter ▁ ▁went ▁from ▁ ▁to ▁ ▁in ▁un ac cent ed ▁position ▁and ▁in ▁str essed ▁sy ll ables ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁nas al ▁con son ant . ▁ ▁When ▁not ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁di ph th ong , ▁the ▁v owel ▁sp elled ▁ ▁was ▁probably ▁pron ounced ▁as ▁, ▁not ▁yet ▁. ▁ ▁Between ▁v ow els , ▁the ▁letter ▁ ▁or ▁ ▁represented , ▁for ▁most