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the centuries, Italy has received many cultures from lands around the Mediterranean and beyond the Alps, which either superseded prevailing Italian cultures or were absorbed by them.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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... political units . Partly it is so because for almost a thousand years previously it had been a united nation under one strong central government , partly because during its political disunity many of the local gov- ernments were imposed ...
... political units . Partly it is so because for almost a thousand years previously it had been a united nation under one strong central government , partly because during its political disunity many of the local gov- ernments were imposed ...
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... political , intellectual , and artistic center of the land came into being and whence Castilian derived its dom- inance over the other dialects of Spain . Compare this with Germany where , although the country as a whole labored long ...
... political , intellectual , and artistic center of the land came into being and whence Castilian derived its dom- inance over the other dialects of Spain . Compare this with Germany where , although the country as a whole labored long ...
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... political realists Devoto 1940 , 187 . The notion of St. Augustine , Ciu . Dei 19.7 , that " the victorious [ Roman ] nation imposed upon the vanquished peoples not only the political yoke but also its own language for the sake of peace ...
... political realists Devoto 1940 , 187 . The notion of St. Augustine , Ciu . Dei 19.7 , that " the victorious [ Roman ] nation imposed upon the vanquished peoples not only the political yoke but also its own language for the sake of peace ...
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