title: Pronunciation and Reading of Classical Latin: a Practical Guide [Audio Cassette
author: Stephen Daitz
description: This overview of Latin pronunciation, spoken beautifully, is helpful for anyone who wants to practce classical Latin. There are numerous examples, and spaces for you to repeat them. At last the nasalization of endings like -um in bellum is clear! Most helpful was the professor's laying out of his technique of 5 stages for acquiring the correct pronunciation of whole passages of prose and poetry
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  The Roman Pronunciation of Latin
  
  
  INTRODUCTION
  
  PART I. WHY WE USE IT.
  
  SOUNDS OF THE LETTERS.
  
  DIPHTHONGS.
  
  CONSONANTS.
  
  QUANTITY.
  
  ACCENT.
  
  PITCH.
  
  PART II. HOW TO USE IT.
  
  ELISION.
  
  QUANTITY.
  
  ACCENT.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  # The Roman Pronunciation of Latin
  
  
  ### Frances E. Lord
  
  
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  * INTRODUCTION
  
  
  * PART I. WHY WE USE IT.
  
  
  * SOUNDS OF THE LETTERS.
  
  
  * DIPHTHONGS.
  
  
  * CONSONANTS.
  
  
  * QUANTITY.
  
  
  * ACCENT.
  
  
  * PITCH.
  
  
  * PART II. HOW TO USE IT.
  
  
  * ELISION.
  
  
  * QUANTITY.
  
  
  * ACCENT.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
      
  
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  THE ROMAN PRONUNCIATION OF LATIN, WHY WE USE IT AND HOW TO USE IT BY
  
  
  FRANCES E. LORD, PROFESSOR OF LATIN IN WELLESLEY COLLEGE BOSTON, U.S.A.
  
  
  
  
  
  ### INTRODUCTION
  
  
  The argument brought against the 'Roman pronunciation' of Latin is
  