Outlines of Latin Phonetics (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Outlines of Latin Phonetics It has long been recognised that the methods of teaching Latin grammar in vogue in England are marked by an absence of scientific accuracy and by a neglect of philological principles. The conditions that Professor Meillet in his foreword to this book describes as existing in France obtain in this country as well: 'Separated from all modern conceptions, and still scholastic in its essence and formation, grammatical instruction has become a dead element, it is confined to facts unconnected by any ideas or connected only by ideas which are now obsolete and conflicting with everything else learnt by the pupil. Thus every day opinion becomes more hostile to grammar, and every year fewer hours are assigned to a subject the barren nature of which is felt by every one. Yet, ' as the same critic continues, 'it might be thought that a science the essential object of which is to study the principal means of expression of human thought might deserve the attention of schoolboys, and be capable, if properly taught, of, awakening their lively interest.' In the hope, then, of filling to some extent an admitted blank in the public school curriculum, the editors have translated this little book, which has met with a large measure of favour on the Continent. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.