The Tongues of Italy: Prehistory and HistoryThrough the centuries, Italy has received many cultures from lands around the Mediterranean and beyond the Alps, which either superseded prevailing Italian cultures or were absorbed by them.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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We might now familiarize ourselves with the major provinces and regions of Italy whose names will occur many times ... Descending from the highest peaks of the Alps , one distinguishes the mountainous , the hilly , and the flat region .
We might now familiarize ourselves with the major provinces and regions of Italy whose names will occur many times ... Descending from the highest peaks of the Alps , one distinguishes the mountainous , the hilly , and the flat region .
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About the central part of southern Italy , the Abruzzi and Lucania , little is known , and this region will attract our interest mainly in the discussion of the various Oscan - speaking tribes . The prehistoric cultures of the area ...
About the central part of southern Italy , the Abruzzi and Lucania , little is known , and this region will attract our interest mainly in the discussion of the various Oscan - speaking tribes . The prehistoric cultures of the area ...
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... for assuming the migration of a people , certainly not one whom we may call Ligurians ( though of course Whatmough attributed to them this name because they imported the IndoEuropean dialect so - called to the region in question ) .
... for assuming the migration of a people , certainly not one whom we may call Ligurians ( though of course Whatmough attributed to them this name because they imported the IndoEuropean dialect so - called to the region in question ) .
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| Titolo | The Tongues of Italy: Prehistory and History |
| Autore | Ernst Pulgram |
| Edizione | illustrata, ristampa, riveduta |
| Editore | Harvard University Press, 1958 |
| Provenienza dell'originale | la University of Michigan |
| Digitalizzato | 31 mar 2008 |
| ISBN | 0837124387, 9780837124384 |
| Lunghezza | 465 pagine |
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