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the centuries, Italy has received many cultures from lands around the Mediterranean and beyond the Alps, which either superseded prevailing Italian cultures or were absorbed by them.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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Pagina 80
... spread by migration of the bearers of a culture , the appearance alone of a cultural change in a given area will give hardly an indication of the intensity and duration of the migration , or on the size of the migrating body . I venture ...
... spread by migration of the bearers of a culture , the appearance alone of a cultural change in a given area will give hardly an indication of the intensity and duration of the migration , or on the size of the migrating body . I venture ...
Pagina 149
... spread together with their language.12 In fact , we must even ask first of all , as in several instances before , as to what these alleged migrations were , who was on the move , how many persons par- ticipated , and what their cultural ...
... spread together with their language.12 In fact , we must even ask first of all , as in several instances before , as to what these alleged migrations were , who was on the move , how many persons par- ticipated , and what their cultural ...
Pagina 153
... spread of Indo - European languages , it seems to me , is the one already proffered , in passing , to illuminate the spread of Indo - European dialects in Italy . Namely , that a few speakers at a time move beyond the original dialect ...
... spread of Indo - European languages , it seems to me , is the one already proffered , in passing , to illuminate the spread of Indo - European dialects in Italy . Namely , that a few speakers at a time move beyond the original dialect ...
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