The Latin of the Epistulae Wisigothicae

The Epistulae Wisigothicae are a collection of eighteen letters written between the last quarter of 6th Century and the early years of 7th. Its authors are both ecclesiastical (a monk, a bishop and a third ecclesiastical author unknown), and civil (king Sisebut, count Bulgar and Byzantine patrician Cesareo). His Latin is a very difficult and has not been subject to any case study. This article examines the main characteristics of the language of these letters, grouped into four main sections: orthography and phonetics, morphology, syntax and semantics. Adapted from the source document