{"product_id":"latin-word-order","title":"Latin Word Order","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis download includes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e- More than 3.5 hours of audio\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e- PDF of the text\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e- The answers to \"what is normal Latin word order?\" and \"what is emphatic Latin word order?\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe order of words in a Latin sentence is often called “free,” especially when compared with sentences in English or French or Spanish or Italian, among others.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThis is due, we are told, to Latin’s highly inflected nature with respect to those languages: Latin’s nouns as well as verbs change their endings to indicate their function in a sentence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eWhile it is true that Latin has far fewer restrictions in this regard than English, we are also told that the great Roman authors took advantage of this liberty by arranging their sentences so as to give more emphasis to certain words.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eBut if that is also true, it means that there must be a \u003cb\u003enormal word order,\u003c\/b\u003e does it not?\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eOtherwise, how could \u003ci\u003emore\u003c\/i\u003e emphasis be given to one word or another by changing its position in a sentence?\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThat would mean where it was before was \u003ci\u003eless\u003c\/i\u003e marked.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eFor those of us who have been reading Latin for a long time, we do often feel when a Latin author successfully moves us with their clever phrasing or arrangement of ideas, but we may not be able to say exactly why.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eAnd can all of us easily say what the unmarked, plainest word order \u003ci\u003eshould\u003c\/i\u003e be?\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eFor those of us who compose Latin prose, we need to know how to write plainly, in order to write emphatically.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMy desire to find answers to these questions led me to a terrific resource that I would like to share with you in this audiobook.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eA gentleman by the name of Carolus Raeticus, a frequent contributor to the wonderful \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eTextkit\u003c\/span\u003e forums where Classical languages are learned and discussed, compiled the best commentaries on this subject from 19th and early 20th century scholars, much of which he transcribed himself, and made the entire compilation freely available on his \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ewebpage\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThis audiobook is nothing more than my recitation of these commentaries, which I made primarily for my own benefit, and I’ll explain precisely why:\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eWhen dealing with such a large amount of detailed information — one might even call it “dry” — I find it can be difficult to read every word carefully.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eYet exceedingly careful attention is required to fully embrace this subject.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThus, listening to my own recording of these commentaries, I am able to follow along and attentively absorb every word; moreover, when engaged in other activities like chores or exercise, I can listen to the audiobook and still glean information from the text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThus I hope my recording will be an effective companion as you hear the quotes from Cicero, Livy, and Caesar, along with the sage observations of passionate Classicists from a bygone era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eLink to the original \u003ci\u003eLATIN WORD ORDER: A Glimpse into the Vaults,\u003c\/i\u003e by Carolus Raeticus:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003ehttp:\/\/hiberna-cr.wdfiles.com\/local--files\/downloads\/Glimpse-Latin_Word_Order-v1.1.html\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eLink to \u003cb\u003eHiberna Caroli Raetici\u003c\/b\u003e, his website where he provides great numbers of resources for learners of Latin:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003ehttp:\/\/hiberna-cr.wikidot.com\/start\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMy Patreon supporters can listen this audiobook released in weekly installments here.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eN.B. 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