The Interpretation of Correctness in Late Latin Texts
Robert L. Politzer
Whatever our interpretation of the exact nature language Latin documents and inscriptions centuries preceding emergence written Romance may be,' there seems little doubt that deviations from Classical or standard which are found in these materials due to interference coming speech their writers. Thus, ever since Diez Schuchardt, Romanists have turned mistakes Vulgar writings order find corroborating evidence for developments took place spoken Romance. Recent studies shown made by Late writers scribes follow consistent patterns reveal even underlying dialectal trends speech.2 The real problem interpreting perhaps crux controversy connected with those is, strangely enough, not standards, but evaluation conformity standard. Systematic basically capable only one interpretation: influence language. Adherence classical can be interpreted at least three possible ways: (1) writer scribe has learned rather well, hence is using classically correct forms although his radically different; (2) agreement, so no noticeable Latin; (3) diverged
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