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the centuries, Italy has received many cultures from lands around the Mediterranean and beyond the Alps, which either superseded prevailing Italian cultures or were absorbed by them.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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... as members of the Alpine race ( they are pingues et obesi , ' fat and obese ' ) , their type being still ( N.B. ) discernible in the present population of Tuscany . AX ogy that is held together by more than a mere 184 TONGUES OF ITALY.
... as members of the Alpine race ( they are pingues et obesi , ' fat and obese ' ) , their type being still ( N.B. ) discernible in the present population of Tuscany . AX ogy that is held together by more than a mere 184 TONGUES OF ITALY.
Pagina 185
... held a different opinion be- fore . That the Etruscans were , though not brothers , at least cousins of the ' Indo - Europeans ' ; 16 that they were Nordics ; 17 that they " Cf. , for example , Fiesel 1931 , 52-53 ( based on Randall ...
... held a different opinion be- fore . That the Etruscans were , though not brothers , at least cousins of the ' Indo - Europeans ' ; 16 that they were Nordics ; 17 that they " Cf. , for example , Fiesel 1931 , 52-53 ( based on Randall ...
Pagina 296
... held from the outset . But later on , the neighboring rich men , by means of fictitious personages , transferred these rentals to themselves , and finally held most of the land openly in their own names . Then the poor , who had been ...
... held from the outset . But later on , the neighboring rich men , by means of fictitious personages , transferred these rentals to themselves , and finally held most of the land openly in their own names . Then the poor , who had been ...
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