The Tongues of Italy: Prehistory and HistoryHarvard University Press, 1958 - 465 pagine Through the centuries, Italy has received many cultures from lands around the Mediterranean and beyond the Alps, which either superseded prevailing Italian cultures or were absorbed by them. But the result is always a mixture. The linguistic evolution of Italy parallels this development, and presented as part of the cultural history it beomes a colorful and exciting tale.--dust jacket. |
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... Italy 375 Part Eight . The Italianization of Italy XXVIII Historic background , 800-1250 391 XXIX From Latin to Italian 402 Bibliography 421 Subject index 457 Name index 460 Historic , literary 460 Scholarly 462 MAPS Modern Italy 6 The ...
... Italy 375 Part Eight . The Italianization of Italy XXVIII Historic background , 800-1250 391 XXIX From Latin to Italian 402 Bibliography 421 Subject index 457 Name index 460 Historic , literary 460 Scholarly 462 MAPS Modern Italy 6 The ...
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... Italy has made vast economic advances . Italy is today , as no doubt it was in antiquity , particularly after the decline of grain production , the producer par excellence of grapes , olives , and all kinds of fruits . It is the Garden ...
... Italy has made vast economic advances . Italy is today , as no doubt it was in antiquity , particularly after the decline of grain production , the producer par excellence of grapes , olives , and all kinds of fruits . It is the Garden ...
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... Italy . One , a northern , comes from Asia Minor , possibly by way of Troy , the Hellespont , the Danube , and Central Europe ; the other pro- ceeds mainly by sea , from the Aegean area to Sicily and Italy , thence to Spain and Britain ...
... Italy . One , a northern , comes from Asia Minor , possibly by way of Troy , the Hellespont , the Danube , and Central Europe ; the other pro- ceeds mainly by sea , from the Aegean area to Sicily and Italy , thence to Spain and Britain ...
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