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Artes Latinae Pronunciations


Designed by Dr. Jeffrey Lyon, based on Dr. Waldo Sweet's original, the CD-ROM version incorporates text, graphics and sound into a computer accessible format. At the click of an icon, students can choose one of three pronunciations: Dr. Waldo Sweet's original; Dr. Robert Sonkowsky and Dr. Barbara Sonkowsky using the Restored Classical; and Nancy Llewellyn and Dr. Clarence Miller using the Continental Ecclesiastical.

  • American Scholastic. Waldo E. Sweet's original cassette recordings have been digitized for the CD-ROM format.
  • Restored Classical. Our most current evidence points to the Restored Classical pronunciation as the most accurate sound of classical Latin. This pronunciation is distinguished by the nasalization of a word's final vowel when it is followed by "m." Restored Classical is the default pronunciation for Artes Latinae.
  • Continental Ecclesiastical. This pronunciation is commonly encountered in liturgy, music lyrics, and Medieval and Neo-Latin.