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the centuries, Italy has received many cultures from lands around the Mediterranean and beyond the Alps, which either superseded prevailing Italian cultures or were absorbed by them.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 175
... tradition knows besides the Siculi two other ethnica , the Elymi and the Sicani . On the authority of this almost unanimous tradition , the Elymi are Trojans who migrated to Sicily 01 As in the case of Illyrian , much has again been ...
... tradition knows besides the Siculi two other ethnica , the Elymi and the Sicani . On the authority of this almost unanimous tradition , the Elymi are Trojans who migrated to Sicily 01 As in the case of Illyrian , much has again been ...
Pagina 245
... Tradition has it that the powerful Latian city of Alba Longa , situated on the narrow ridge above the Alban Lake , possibly where today the town of Castel Gandolfo stands , sent colonists , perhaps one of the customary uer sacrum ...
... Tradition has it that the powerful Latian city of Alba Longa , situated on the narrow ridge above the Alban Lake , possibly where today the town of Castel Gandolfo stands , sent colonists , perhaps one of the customary uer sacrum ...
Pagina 347
... tradition and religion , many of which persisted far into a period when there was neither necessity nor encouragement for them , were formed in these early days of harsh simplicity . The education of the young started at home and was in ...
... tradition and religion , many of which persisted far into a period when there was neither necessity nor encouragement for them , were formed in these early days of harsh simplicity . The education of the young started at home and was in ...
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Adriatic Altheim ancient Apennines Apulia archaeological became Bronze Age called Campania century B.C. CHAPTER Charlemagne civilization Classical Latin colonies course cremation Dante Devoto dialects of Italy east emperor especially ethnic Etruria Etruscan Europe European evidence fact foreign Gaul Germanic Greek guage Hence idioms Illyrian important Indo Indo-European dialects Indo-European languages inhabitants inhumation inscriptions invaders invasion Iron Age Iron Age cultures Italian Italic Italici Keltic Krahe Kretschmer land Langobards later Latinian Latium least Ligurian linguistic linguistic history Mediterranean Messapic migration modern Moslems native neolithic Normans northern origin Oscan Ostrogoths palaeolithic Pallottino Patroni peninsula period political pope population prehistoric Proto-Indo-European provinces race racial Raetic Randall-MacIver region Roman Empire Romanic languages Rome scholars Sicily social southern Italy speak speakers of Indo-European speech spoken substratum term terramare Terramaricoli theory tion tribes Tuscan Umbrian Venetic Villanovan culture Visigoths Vulgar Latin Whatmough 1937 written