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the centuries, Italy has received many cultures from lands around the Mediterranean and beyond the Alps, which either superseded prevailing Italian cultures or were absorbed by them.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 105
... various sociological and linguistic factors ( relative number of speakers , extinction or perseverance of the palaeolithic substratum , social relationship of natives and invaders , linguistic relationships of various dialects involved ) ...
... various sociological and linguistic factors ( relative number of speakers , extinction or perseverance of the palaeolithic substratum , social relationship of natives and invaders , linguistic relationships of various dialects involved ) ...
Pagina 140
... various Indo - European tongues developed through divergences caused by increasing distance in time and space between the dif- ferent varieties and by superposition upon various linguistic sub- strata.2 Yet no one who believes in the ...
... various Indo - European tongues developed through divergences caused by increasing distance in time and space between the dif- ferent varieties and by superposition upon various linguistic sub- strata.2 Yet no one who believes in the ...
Pagina 184
... various tribes and various cultures . " 11 Devoto 1951 , 87-88 . 12 Devoto 1951 , 57-58 . 13 Schuchhardt 1925 , 121-122 . Ibid . , 123 , the Etruscans are classified as members of the Alpine race ( they are pingues et obesi , ' fat and ...
... various tribes and various cultures . " 11 Devoto 1951 , 87-88 . 12 Devoto 1951 , 57-58 . 13 Schuchhardt 1925 , 121-122 . Ibid . , 123 , the Etruscans are classified as members of the Alpine race ( they are pingues et obesi , ' fat and ...
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