[B-Greek] Slightly OT: Online Beginning Latin

Carl W. Conrad cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Fri Feb 24 07:25:24 EST 2006


For those B-Greekers wanting an intro into Medieval Latin for one  
reason or another, BBC History Magazine has created a basic  
interactive Latin tutorial specifically designed to make it possible  
to read medieval documents.

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/Latin/beginners/

Latin 1086 – 1733: a practical online tutorial for beginners
	This tutorial is a beginners’ guide to the Latin used in documents  
between 1086 and 1733. It is the first online tutorial to help you  
learn the Latin from this period.
	The tutorial covers the period between 1086 and 1733, when Latin was  
the official languageGlossary - opens in a new window of documents  
written in England.
Knowing Latin will help you to read documents from this period. After  
1733, official documents were written in English.
	No previous knowledge of Latin is required. This tutorial is  
suitable for everyone who wants to learn. You may
     * Be a beginner
     * Want to refresh your skills
    * Have studied ClassicalGlossary - opens in a new window Latin  
and want to find out about Latin from a different period
	All of the grammar is fully explained. No previous knowledge is  
required.


Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Emeritus)
1989 Grindstaff Road/Burnsville, NC 28714/(828) 675-4243
cwconrad2 at mac.com
WWW: http://www.ioa.com/~cwconrad/




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