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IWTL the Latin language. (lemmy.eco.br)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/iwtl

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I would like to learn it because it's "the language of the smart", and because that would make a very interesting hobby. I already know some words from Duolingo, but I still need to expand the vocabulary and get some grammar. One of my biggest problems is the way that I manage my time.

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[–] Hule 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Great choice! It is used a LOT in science, law, medicine.

If you learn a neo-latin language (Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Romanian.. - French is weird), it can help a lot. English has borrowed some, too.

Oh, and there are lots of books written in Latin. Religious, philosophical, historical.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Thank you. I'm a native Portuguese speaker, so a good deal of stuff is already natural for me. (Cough, cough, pronunciation)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Wheelock's textbook was the standard for learning Latin back when I studied it over a decade ago. I personally wouldn't trust generic language learning apps like Duolingo and Rosetta Stone for a dead language, especially considering how poorly they do in some low resource yet still alive languages.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Does this textbook have a specific name, or is it called "Wheelock's Latin Textbook"?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheelock%27s_Latin

It goes by a different name depending on the edition.