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the centuries, Italy has received many cultures from lands around the Mediterranean and beyond the Alps, which either superseded prevailing Italian cultures or were absorbed by them.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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... tribune of the people , was instituted , whose powers quickly grew in extent and importance . The codification of customary law in the Twelve Tables ( 451 B.C. ? ) , drawn up by a committee of decemuiri ' ten men ' who for two ...
... tribune of the people , was instituted , whose powers quickly grew in extent and importance . The codification of customary law in the Twelve Tables ( 451 B.C. ? ) , drawn up by a committee of decemuiri ' ten men ' who for two ...
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... tribune of the people , to harangue his constituents in Ciceronian Latin than it would be for a candidate for the governorship in the state of Arkansas to make a campaign speech in Oxford English . The breakdown of language in ...
... tribune of the people , to harangue his constituents in Ciceronian Latin than it would be for a candidate for the governorship in the state of Arkansas to make a campaign speech in Oxford English . The breakdown of language in ...
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