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the centuries, Italy has received many cultures from lands around the Mediterranean and beyond the Alps, which either superseded prevailing Italian cultures or were absorbed by them.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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... linguistic views that clash with established theories of anthropology , archaeology , history , and other sciences ; indeed it has been my aim to accustom students of linguistics to utilize fully , though critically , the data provided ...
... linguistic views that clash with established theories of anthropology , archaeology , history , and other sciences ; indeed it has been my aim to accustom students of linguistics to utilize fully , though critically , the data provided ...
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... linguistic vehicle . In scrutinizing the records linguists are naturally at a disadvan- tage . Anthropologists and archaeologists discover at least testimony that has withstood the passage of time , consisting of bones , stone and metal ...
... linguistic vehicle . In scrutinizing the records linguists are naturally at a disadvan- tage . Anthropologists and archaeologists discover at least testimony that has withstood the passage of time , consisting of bones , stone and metal ...
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... linguistic substrata , at least in part . When I speak of a substratum 16 I refer to a linguistic , not to some mythical racial substratum , whose energies are thought by some to lie dormant for centuries , then suddenly arise to battle ...
... linguistic substrata , at least in part . When I speak of a substratum 16 I refer to a linguistic , not to some mythical racial substratum , whose energies are thought by some to lie dormant for centuries , then suddenly arise to battle ...
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