Hello everyone. I have an issue with this and I thought I might receive some help here.
For some time I keep stumbling upon different modes of pronunciation for the letter "s" in Ecclesiastical Latin. Some say that, between vowels, this letter is supposed to be voiced, like the "s" in "misery" (e.g. "misericordia"), while others say that it is never voiced.
I tried listening to some Latin on YouTube, especially to how it is pronounced in St. Peter's Basilica. I assumed those people would know best, since the Ecclesiastical pronunciation comes directly from them. They seem to pronounce the "s" between vowels as a normal "s", like in "save".
In any case, I'm trying to learn Latin and this is a problem I've been encountering for a long time now. I really like this language and, being a perfectionist, I want to get it absolutely right, down to the last detail. At the moment I'm obsessed with not knowing how to correctly pronounce the "s" between two vowels. So could anyone help me? I'd appreciate it.
For some time I keep stumbling upon different modes of pronunciation for the letter "s" in Ecclesiastical Latin. Some say that, between vowels, this letter is supposed to be voiced, like the "s" in "misery" (e.g. "misericordia"), while others say that it is never voiced.
I tried listening to some Latin on YouTube, especially to how it is pronounced in St. Peter's Basilica. I assumed those people would know best, since the Ecclesiastical pronunciation comes directly from them. They seem to pronounce the "s" between vowels as a normal "s", like in "save".
In any case, I'm trying to learn Latin and this is a problem I've been encountering for a long time now. I really like this language and, being a perfectionist, I want to get it absolutely right, down to the last detail. At the moment I'm obsessed with not knowing how to correctly pronounce the "s" between two vowels. So could anyone help me? I'd appreciate it.