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- earliest form of latin
- first latin literature
- loose translations of Greek works
- changed from right to left to left to right script

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- polished based written language based on the refined spoken language of the upper classes
- its use spanned the golden age of latin literature
- used by ancient romans

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- used in middle ages
- developed into various romance languages
- this latin spread into lands where it was never spoken

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14th and 16th century: renaissance latin

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14th and 16th century: renaissance latin

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- people started to read latin classical authors and bring in latin words into their language
- by 15 century they replaced medieval latin

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- isn’t used much anymore
- still present in words/phrases
- remains the language of roman rite

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- not spoken today as any nation’s official language
- considered a dead language
- still being used in technical fields
- it’s still important because it was a universal language of western civilization