LightSpectra
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Why do you use "æ" dipthong when writing Caesar, out of curiosity? If you're trying to be systemically accurate, it would be IULIUSCÆSAR.
sophie
Break My Heart
I can only ever read æ in the ipa/Anglo-saxon sense.
So whenever somebody writes cæser I always read it as "casser"
So whenever somebody writes cæser I always read it as "casser"
LightSpectra
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Well þat's a bit of a dilemma.
But that's not what causes the difference; the joint dipthong is just typographical and has no affect on pronunciation. Amusingly, "see - zer" is an anomaly among Latin pronunciations that I'm fairly certain comes from English speakers. It would be "kai - sarr" in Roman Latin and "shay - sar" in ecclesiastical Latin.
sophie
Break My Heart
thorn isn't used by linguists unless they are specifically germanic linguists though.
LightSpectra
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Saxon isn't Germanic?
Disclaimer: I really don't know what I'm talking about
Disclaimer: I really don't know what I'm talking about
I dont either know what Im talking about, but German, English and Scandinavian (norwegian, swedish and danish are different dialects of same language, we understand each other if we really want to) have same roots.
French, Spanish and Italy have very different roots. So Im guessing that northern europe has its language from Germanic tribes, while southern europe has it roots from Rome.
I really have no idea. Just pointing out that german, english and scandinavia has a lot in common. While spanish, french and italian are totally different.
sophie
Break My Heart
Yes it is germanic. However æ is used universally in ipa, as is eth, however thorn is only used in specific circumstances. The proper character for the unvoinced alveolar fricative is theta.
Uhhh no. That's not true at all.
Louis XXIV
Le Roi Soleil
It's actually the voiced one in "that" - ð
LightSpectra
me autem minui
ah, I see. Got it.
sophie
Break My Heart
That is eth, not thorn though. I mentioned that in the above post.
Louis XXIV
Le Roi Soleil
Oh, I agree. I was just saying it wasn't theta in that particular word either.
sophie
Break My Heart
Ah I see. I didn't realize you were referencing LS's post.
Louis XXIV
Le Roi Soleil
Yeah, sorry about the mixup
Diarmaid MacCulloch, Christianity. The First 3,000 Years. Despite the oddly named edition ("The First 3,000 Years' was added later) a rather comprehensive book and a very good read.
Currently reading The Oxford History Of Ancient Egypt. Not up-to-date with the latest finds, but very thorough on Egypt's archaeology and its interpretations.
Currently reading The Oxford History Of Ancient Egypt. Not up-to-date with the latest finds, but very thorough on Egypt's archaeology and its interpretations.
Well, obviously you can't write a comprehensive hsitory of Christianity while ignoring its parent religion, but it's a misnomer nonetheless. I suspected it was added for sales purposes, but he indicates it's a representation of his idea that Christianity is far fom dead. (So you might interpret it as 2,000 years of Christian history plus 1,000 more to come or something along those lines.)
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