I'm Italian and I've found this one to be a "touching" research to me... but if you say that Italian language does not come from Latin you should be able to show that during a certain period in Italy two languages were spoken at the same time, i.e. vulgar latin and "ancient" Italian. Can this statement be confirmed? or are there any other solutions? Thanks
::Dibbibbì:: Josney Ribeiro wrote: > That's an interesting point... > _______________________________________________ > > > Italian and French do not come from Latin > Yves Cortez > > Italian and French do not come from Latin. > > Contrary to what is taught in all the universities, it seems that Italian > does not come from Latin, at least not more than any other Romance language > such as Spanish, French or Rumanian does not comes from Latin either. > > Just as we thought for centuries that the sun rotated around the earth, > based on our daily observations, common sense leads us naturally to think > that Latin evolved into the different Romance languages. > > However linguists, who are aware of substantial divergences between Latin > and the Romance languages both in terms of syntax and glossary, have taken a > first step towards supporting a different theory. They had to appeal to the > concept of "Vulgar Latin", which is supposed to be the spoken language > resulting from Classical Latin. It is the former that is purported to have > given rise to the Romance languages. > > I agree with these linguists on one single point, namely that Classical > Latin could not have evolved into the Romance languages, but I disagree on > the rest: > > - What we wrongly call "Vulgar Latin" is none other than Italian > - This Italian did not develop from Latin, but is a distinct > Indo-European language > - So the Romans were bilingual, speaking Italian and writing Latin > - The Romans gave their Empire two languages: a spoken language > which was Italian and a written one, Latin > > Of course, to reach such conclusions I have carried out in-depth research > that I summarised in my book entitled "Le français ne vient pas du latin" > (Edition L'Harmattan, Paris 2007). > > Some people block up their ears, when I state my conclusions, but those who > take the time to read my book, do not remain indifferent. What I have > written is not a pamphlet, but a thorough demonstration. > > So I wish you an enjoyable reading and look forward to discussing the issues > with you. > > http://yvescortez.canalblog.com/archives/2007/12/16/7258295.html > > - - - David Ward --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "English Learner's Cafe" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/english_learners?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
