The Restored Pronunciation of Greek and Latin: With Tables and Practical Illustrations. E-book. Formato PDF Edward Vernon Arnold   -  Forgotten Books, 2017  - 

As early as 1871 attention was called in authoritative quarters to the unsatisfactory standards of Latin pronunciation in vogue in the United Kingdom, and a definite reform was advocated with the support of such eminent names as those of H. A. J. Munro and Edwin Palmer. This proposal was received with some favour by the English Universities and public schools, with the result that the reformed pronunciation was recognised as a permissible alternative. In practice, however, it was seldom adopted, and appeared only to increase the existing confusion. When the University of Wales was founded in 1893, almost simultaneously with the creation of a great number of schools which provided instruction in Greek and Latin, it felt itself called upon to deal with this question. Whatever excuses might be found in England for indecision in dealing with a long-standing tradition, it could not be expected that a new educational system should be burdened with hesitations on so practical a question: least of all in a country in which the reformed pronunciation of most of the symbols concerned was already familiar in the native language. Accordingly with the support of our colleagues we drew up and published this pamphlet in 1895, the circumstances leading us to make use almost exclusively of the English, French, and Welsh languages to illustrate the pronunciation proposed. The scheme was officially adopted «by the University, and has since been in regular use in the Principality: and this experience has shown that.

Vedic Metre: In Its Historical Development. E-book. Formato PDF Edward Vernon Arnold   -  Forgotten Books, 2017  - 

My first task in this work is accordingly to delimit the 'popular Rigveda,' which has generally been vaguely described as consisting of certain hymns appended to the first nine Mandalas, and the majority of those of Mandala x. For this purpose an examination of the language has proved the most effective method: but the evidence is greatly strengthened by the fact that the differences found in the language are throughout accompanied by differences of metre. These differences are sometimes broadly marked, sometimes subtle: but they can alway be clearly recognized when expressed by numerical calculations.

The Restored Pronunciation of Greek and Latin: With Tables and Practical Explanations. E-book. Formato PDF Edward Vernon Arnold   -  Forgotten Books, 2017  - 

The project has also received the approval of the Court and Senate of the University, and it may therefore be considered that these bodies desire to see some such uniform system of pronunciation adopted in the teaching and examinations Of the University. We are confident that, in course of time, the principles we here advocate will win increasing approval from the general body of classical scholars: but we look to the criticisms of others, and to the test of experience, to add not a little in detail to the scientific and practical value of the scheme. Meanwhile we hope that it will be favourably considered, in the first instance, by all who are interested in classical studies in Wales.