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On 2009-05-25 Padraic Brown wrote:
As for the question, there are several books. You can look for Grandgent's "Introduction to Vulgar Latin" (to the point!) and Muller and Taylor's "Chrestomathy of Vulgat Latin" for starters. Most university libraries should have them.
<http://www.archive.org/details/introductiontov00grangoog> and <http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=Vulgar%20Latin> Much good stuff there, but use with caution, 'coz it's old. However a conlanger can allow themself some latitude IMHO. If you read German and/or French Wilhelm Meyer-L�bke is required reading for the Romlanger: <http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=Meyer-L%C3%BCbke>Especially his etymological dictionary which is required even if you don't read German! Be aware though that the
edition at the Internet Archive is an early one (the first?) and thus isn't authoritative by scholarly standards -- but way better than your Latin dictionary by Romconlanger standards! <http://www.archive.org/details/romanischesetymo00meyeuoft> /BP 8^)> -- Benct Philip Jonsson -- melroch atte melroch dotte se ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "C'est en vain que nos Josu�s litt�raires crient � la langue de s'arr�ter; les langues ni le soleil ne s'arr�tent plus. Le jour o� elles se *fixent*, c'est qu'elles meurent." (Victor Hugo)