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Claudio Beccari, Greek and Latin hyphenation – Recent advances, in.Claudio Beccari, Some Remarks on Typesetting Classical Latin, in TUGboat.Yannis Haralambous, Hyphenation Patterns for Ancient Greek and Latin, in.In TUGboat Volume 13.1 (1992), available on Claudio Beccari, Computer Aided Hyphenation for Italian and Modern Latin,.Abbaye de Solesmes, Distinction des syllabes dans les mots latins, in.modern and liturgical: di-sce-do based on Italian phonetics.classical: dis-ce-do based on etymology.modern and liturgical: ne-gle-go based on Italian phonetics.classical: neg-le-go based on etymology.modern and liturgical: de-cen-nis based on Italian phonetics.classical: dec-en-nis based on etymology.liturgical: lon-gæ-vus based on Italian phonetics.modern: lon-gae-vus based on Italian phonetics.classical: long-ae-vus based on etymology.liturgical: ves-per based on Italian phonetics.modern: ve-sper based on Italian typographic tradition.classical: ves-per based on classical phonology.liturgical: hos-tis based on Italian phonetics.modern: ho-stis based on Italian typographic tradition.classical: hos-tis based on classical phonology.liturgical: cres-co based on Italian phonetics.modern: cre-sco based on Italian typographic tradition.classical: cres-co based on classical phonology.

modern and liturgical: cre-scit based on Italian phonetics.classical: cres-cit based on classical phonology.modern and liturgical: ma-gnus based on Italian phonetics.classical: mag-nus based on classical phonology.The following examples show some typical differences between the three styles. Comparison of the three hyphenation styles SolesmesĬautiously used the phonetical patterns in their recent books. Which are more similar to the classical ones and are easier to read. Strict, and Solesmes got an oral authorization to use the phonetical patterns, “medieval” (post-4th century CE) way, but after Vatican II this rule seems less Until Vatican II council, the Vatican required texts to be hyphenated in the for liturgical texts if Italian pronunciation is used.Īn attempt has been made to summarize the liturgical hyphenation rules in liturgical-hyphenation.md, which gives also considerations on diphthongs, homographs and words for which the hyphenation is not certain.The hyphenation rules are based on Italian phonetics, but more consequently for non-liturgical ecclesiastical documents.Traditional typography is preferred (opposed to the liturgical style), for liturgical texts if Italian pronunciation is used and a rather.for educational material in Italy if the classical hyphenation style is not.for editions of medieval and modern Latin texts if the Italian or a similar.The hyphenation rules are based on Italian phonetics and typographic tradition. See classical-hyphenation.md for details. for any Latin text if the traditional German or Slavic pronunciation of Latin.for educational material if no Italian pronuncation is used,.for dictionaries and grammars of classical Latin,.The hyphenation rules are based on classical Latin phonology and etymology. Our patterns support three different hyphenation styles of Latin: classical, type of text: a chant is not hyphenated the same way as a regular textĪll these criteria conflict with each other, and a balance is difficult to find.typography: some hyphenations that would make sense for other criteriaĭon’t from a typographical point of view (typically after the first letter or.etymology: etymology can also be a criterion in some cases.grammar: it should also respect grammar.phonology: hyphenation should make sense in syllable segmentation, based on.usage: when people are used to a certain hyphenation, any other hyphenation.The main difficulty is that Latin has been written and pronounced in various ways in different times and places, and thus has been hyphenated in different ways.Ī good hyphenation system should consider the following criteria: Several aspects of the Latin language make hyphenation consensus difficult to find. This directory contains some documentation about Latin hyphenation.

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