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the centuries, Italy has received many cultures from lands around the Mediterranean and beyond the Alps, which either superseded prevailing Italian cultures or were absorbed by them.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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... 460 Scholarly 462 MAPS Modern Italy 6 The Dialects of Modern Italy 44 The Dialects of Ancient Italy 198 The Roman Conquest of Italy 282 The Roman and Latin Colonies of Italy 286 1 The Tongues of Italy Note The Bibliography at the CONTENTS ...
... 460 Scholarly 462 MAPS Modern Italy 6 The Dialects of Modern Italy 44 The Dialects of Ancient Italy 198 The Roman Conquest of Italy 282 The Roman and Latin Colonies of Italy 286 1 The Tongues of Italy Note The Bibliography at the CONTENTS ...
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... Italy has made vast economic advances . Italy is today , as no doubt it was in antiquity , particularly after the decline of grain production , the producer par excellence of grapes , olives , and all kinds of fruits . It is the Garden ...
... Italy has made vast economic advances . Italy is today , as no doubt it was in antiquity , particularly after the decline of grain production , the producer par excellence of grapes , olives , and all kinds of fruits . It is the Garden ...
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... Italy . One , a northern , comes from Asia Minor , possibly by way of Troy , the Hellespont , the Danube , and Central Europe ; the other pro- ceeds mainly by sea , from the Aegean area to Sicily and Italy , thence to Spain and Britain ...
... Italy . One , a northern , comes from Asia Minor , possibly by way of Troy , the Hellespont , the Danube , and Central Europe ; the other pro- ceeds mainly by sea , from the Aegean area to Sicily and Italy , thence to Spain and Britain ...
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