Unit 2 Romance Language Paper
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Unit 2 Romance language Lana Simpson American Intercontinental University Online
Unit 2 Romance Language 2
Introduction Latin has served as a common language but also became a part of many other languages that are used today. This paper takes a deeper look at Latin language and Romance language. At first it talks about the origins of the Romance language and how it was used by the Roman people, Then describing the difference between classical and vulgar Latin. Also the paper gives detail on how the language spread through the different countries. Secondly the paper tells how Latin has influenced the western language development describing the different fields that use Latin in its terminology. …show more content…
There was two different forms of Latin, classical and Vulgar. Classical Latin was used for documents, church reasons, and for a higher purpose. It allowed people from different cultures to be able to communicate. Whereas Vulgar Latin like the Romance languages, was more of an everyday use from person to person, a less proper way of speaking or unpolished. Romans spoke and wrote graffiti in a less polished language than used in literature (NS Gill, 2013) Vulgar Latin is the father of Romance languages. Classical Latin, the Latin we study is the grandfather (NS Gill, 2013). Vulgar Latin was spoken in a different way in every country. The language was thought to have spread by the soldiers that traveled and took their native tongues with them. And also the trading the different countries did with each other. This made the languages and customs of the Romans spread to others that already had their own language and cultures. Over the years it has become a part of modern languages of today like Spanish, Italian, French, Catalan, Romanian and
Unit 2 Romance language Lana Simpson American Intercontinental University Online
Unit 2 Romance Language 2
Introduction Latin has served as a common language but also became a part of many other languages that are used today. This paper takes a deeper look at Latin language and Romance language. At first it talks about the origins of the Romance language and how it was used by the Roman people, Then describing the difference between classical and vulgar Latin. Also the paper gives detail on how the language spread through the different countries. Secondly the paper tells how Latin has influenced the western language development describing the different fields that use Latin in its terminology. …show more content…
There was two different forms of Latin, classical and Vulgar. Classical Latin was used for documents, church reasons, and for a higher purpose. It allowed people from different cultures to be able to communicate. Whereas Vulgar Latin like the Romance languages, was more of an everyday use from person to person, a less proper way of speaking or unpolished. Romans spoke and wrote graffiti in a less polished language than used in literature (NS Gill, 2013) Vulgar Latin is the father of Romance languages. Classical Latin, the Latin we study is the grandfather (NS Gill, 2013). Vulgar Latin was spoken in a different way in every country. The language was thought to have spread by the soldiers that traveled and took their native tongues with them. And also the trading the different countries did with each other. This made the languages and customs of the Romans spread to others that already had their own language and cultures. Over the years it has become a part of modern languages of today like Spanish, Italian, French, Catalan, Romanian and