Classical Latin was used by scholars and educational elites, and Vulgar Latin was a colloquial form spoken by lower-class locals. In the late Roman Republic, Latin was categorized into two forms. In Ancient Rome, when the Catholic Church got influenced, Latin became the language of communication among ancient scholars. There are no countries or states currently that use Latin as their mode of communication but interestingly, Latin is considered the official language of Vatican City, a sovereign state that is surrounded by Rome. Since all the Romance Languages are derived from Latin, it can never be called an ‘Extinct Language’. But it has an importance in European and Western Science, Literature, and Medicine. Like other languages such as Sanskrit and Greek, Latin does not have any native speakers, giving it the title of ‘Dead Language’. Even though Latin is not spoken in any nation, it stays in the heart and is the basis of every other language.
As per them, many languages that are still spoken today are highly influenced by Latin. Some scholars and linguists believe that Latin is the most important language ever spoken. But the question is ‘Is Latin a Dead Language?’ Many scholars and linguists all over the world continue to discuss and argue. Learning Latin provides good insights into learning and understanding the Romance languages. But due to other regional vernaculars added Latin to common academic and political usage, it eventually got dead, and become a dead language in the modern linguistic definition.
Later, Latin became the language of international communication, science, academia, and scholars until the 18th century.
After the fall of western Rome, Latin continued to be the language that was used by common people. Earlier, it was spoken in the Tiber areas of Rome, but once the Roman Republic came into power, the language started to dominate: Throughout Italian Region and then all-over Roman Empire. Latin is a classical language and also the Indo-European Language.
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