What language(s) did Romance-speaking peasants say/thought they spoke? How far along were they referring to it as 'Latin' or 'Roman'; did they have more parochial terms ('the language we speak here') or regional ones? What about the pre-humanism ruling classes? Did they always distinguish them? : r/HistoriansAnswered Skip to main content

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What language(s) did Romance-speaking peasants say/thought they spoke? How far along were they referring to it as 'Latin' or 'Roman'; did they have more parochial terms ('the language we speak here') or regional ones? What about the pre-humanism ruling classes? Did they always distinguish them?

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