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the centuries, Italy has received many cultures from lands around the Mediterranean and beyond the Alps, which either superseded prevailing Italian cultures or were absorbed by them.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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... become the model for dictionaries of the French ( 1694 ) and Spanish ( 1726- 39 ) Academies , as well as for Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English language ( 1747-1755 ) . But owing to the quarrels over the Questione della lingua ...
... become the model for dictionaries of the French ( 1694 ) and Spanish ( 1726- 39 ) Academies , as well as for Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English language ( 1747-1755 ) . But owing to the quarrels over the Questione della lingua ...
Pagina 377
... become centers of cultural spread , those of the Visigoths , the Ostrogoths , and the Langobards . In the early fifth century when the Visigoths marched into Italy after the murder of Stilicho , Alaric sought to come to terms with ...
... become centers of cultural spread , those of the Visigoths , the Ostrogoths , and the Langobards . In the early fifth century when the Visigoths marched into Italy after the murder of Stilicho , Alaric sought to come to terms with ...
Pagina 385
... become bilingual during a state of transition . Whether only one generation or several were bil- ingual , and at what time bilingualism ceased in favor of Latin , we can only guess . No doubt , as in all such situations , people spoke ...
... become bilingual during a state of transition . Whether only one generation or several were bil- ingual , and at what time bilingualism ceased in favor of Latin , we can only guess . No doubt , as in all such situations , people spoke ...
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