latin diction exam!

a

[a]

e

[ɛ]

i

[i]

o

[ɔ]

u

[u]

the letter h, in the words “nihil” and “mihi”

[k]

hard g

[g]

soft g

[dʒ]

hard c

[k]

soft c

[tʃ]

for c/g, a, o, and u…

hardens

for c/g, consonants…

harden

for c/g, e, i and y…

softens

for c/g, ae and oe…

softens

ti- followed by a vowel is…

[ts]

the diagraphs (ae and oe)

[ɛ]

d, l and t should be…

dentalized

dentalized definition

tongue touches top teeth instead or the ridge of the hard palate

how are diphthongs different in latin than english?

vowels sounded separately, no gliding the articulators

latin approach of r

flip all r’s, no american r, you can roll r on an important word

why do mispronunciations in latin exist?

church setting, so said by “average” people who dont really worry abt it