![]() ![]() "C" always changes its "K" sound when followed by "I" or "E". ![]() However, of the 5 most spoken Romance language-and even Italian, the language which traces its origins directly into Latin-, in none of those languages we see this rule put into practice. My rationale is simply that, if the Latins indeed did pronounce their "C"s always as "K"s, it would be quite natural to accept that some direct descendant language would follow the example. On my subsequent questioning of where is the proof for such assumption nobody has given me an answer yet. However, these same students and teachers defended that Cicero should also be pronounced "KIKERO". No problem here, as the "C" is followed by an "A". However, I see many times Latin students and teachers insisting that the "C" should always be pronounced "K", as in the popular example of "Caesar" supposedly being pronounced close to "KAISAR". In all of the mentioned Romance languages, the letter "C" is pronounced like a "K" would, as long as the "C" isn't followed by an "E" or "I". Which leads me to the letter "C" problem. Please, correct me if my assumption is wrong, but therefore, the closest thing we actually have to Latin are these languages mentioned above. So it happens that there are some languages today that are considered direct descendants of Vulgar Latin which mixed with local languages, of which the most spoken languages are Portuguese, Spanish, French, Italian and Romanian. Therefore, it is essentially a written language, and the pronunciation of its words are suggestions and suppositions when spoken, practically reconstructed by the knowledge we have of it nowadays. I'm looking for a clarification on a topic I see quite often discussed but never really explained and justified by those who study Latin, and that would be about the pronunciation, specially about the letter "C".Īs far as I know, Latin is classified as a dead language, that is, no native speaker of the language exists anymore. I'm a complete layman when it comes to the study of Latin, that's why I am posting on this thread. ![]()
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