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Everyday Life in Medieval Latin Records St Alban’s Psalter (12 th century). The Manor Court Room, Preston Patrick, Cumbria. Some of the main differences between Medieval and Classical Latin in spelling and syntax
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Everyday Life in Medieval Latin RecordsSt Alban’s Psalter(12th century)
Some of the main differences between Medieval and Classical Latin in spelling and syntax • e is usually (though not always) written for Classical Latin ae, and also for oe • Quod, quia or quoniam + indicative are frequently used for the CL accusative and infinitive (as that in English, que in French). However, the accusative and infinitive is also commonly used • An infinitive (instead of ut or ne with subjunctive) is frequently used to express purpose and indirect command (as in English) • Perfect and pluperfect passive are normally formed with fui, fueram instead of the CL sum, eram (which confusingly were often used for the present and imperfect passive) • Quod is frequently used for the CL ut • Si (if) is usually followed by a subjunctive (the CL distinction between indicative and subjunctive with si is lost)
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