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the centuries, Italy has received many cultures from lands around the Mediterranean and beyond the Alps, which either superseded prevailing Italian cultures or were absorbed by them.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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... civilization par excellence . Fortunately some Italians are wisely and stoically immune to such propaganda . We must ... civilizations of their own before Rome conquered them . ” 2 We shall subsequently see what these civilizations were ...
... civilization par excellence . Fortunately some Italians are wisely and stoically immune to such propaganda . We must ... civilizations of their own before Rome conquered them . ” 2 We shall subsequently see what these civilizations were ...
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... civilization in the Metal Ages has been progressively more rapid . Because of this innate conservativeness it has been thought by some that " cultural change , however well it corresponded to the changed needs of a society , was often ...
... civilization in the Metal Ages has been progressively more rapid . Because of this innate conservativeness it has been thought by some that " cultural change , however well it corresponded to the changed needs of a society , was often ...
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... civilization but the last flicker of the ancient Roman culture before its inexorable conversion into mediaeval Italian culture . Under such circumstances , the Germanization of Italy in culture and language is out of the question . When ...
... civilization but the last flicker of the ancient Roman culture before its inexorable conversion into mediaeval Italian culture . Under such circumstances , the Germanization of Italy in culture and language is out of the question . When ...
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