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the centuries, Italy has received many cultures from lands around the Mediterranean and beyond the Alps, which either superseded prevailing Italian cultures or were absorbed by them.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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... tribes and dialects take on more definite shapes and meanings . The evidence will re- main scanty enough for a while yet , and the dating of the lin- guistic records very difficult and unsure , but on the whole we shall be on safer ...
... tribes and dialects take on more definite shapes and meanings . The evidence will re- main scanty enough for a while yet , and the dating of the lin- guistic records very difficult and unsure , but on the whole we shall be on safer ...
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Prehistory and History Ernst Pulgram. that tribe . . . . " 2 The Oscans occupy , with reference to the Sam- nite idiom ... tribes are those in the hills north and east of Rome who later also appear as speakers of Italic ( either nearer to ...
Prehistory and History Ernst Pulgram. that tribe . . . . " 2 The Oscans occupy , with reference to the Sam- nite idiom ... tribes are those in the hills north and east of Rome who later also appear as speakers of Italic ( either nearer to ...
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... tribe he wished , and also to switch citizens from one tribe to an- other . Freedmen are all attached to urban ( that is , Roman ) tribes ( since 169 B.C. all are in one tribe ) , which becomes of great im- portance with the rapid ...
... tribe he wished , and also to switch citizens from one tribe to an- other . Freedmen are all attached to urban ( that is , Roman ) tribes ( since 169 B.C. all are in one tribe ) , which becomes of great im- portance with the rapid ...
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