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the centuries, Italy has received many cultures from lands around the Mediterranean and beyond the Alps, which either superseded prevailing Italian cultures or were absorbed by them.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 393
... Moslems of North Africa for assistance . These gladly obliged , and once under arms proceeded to conquer ( between 827 and 902 ) and retain Sicily for themselves , making Palermo the capital of a quasi - independent Moslem state ( 831 ) ...
... Moslems of North Africa for assistance . These gladly obliged , and once under arms proceeded to conquer ( between 827 and 902 ) and retain Sicily for themselves , making Palermo the capital of a quasi - independent Moslem state ( 831 ) ...
Pagina 394
... Moslems religious freedom there , an act of tolerance quite without equal at that period ; and eventually , in 1091 , Roger wrested Sicily from the enemy . The Moslems were not annihilated or driven out but remained as subjects of the ...
... Moslems religious freedom there , an act of tolerance quite without equal at that period ; and eventually , in 1091 , Roger wrested Sicily from the enemy . The Moslems were not annihilated or driven out but remained as subjects of the ...
Pagina 413
... Moslems were not only foreigners and a minority in both Italy and Spain ; they were strange and unwanted ones upon ... Moslem culture and language not only encountered the normal barrier of cultural inertia in the face of ...
... Moslems were not only foreigners and a minority in both Italy and Spain ; they were strange and unwanted ones upon ... Moslem culture and language not only encountered the normal barrier of cultural inertia in the face of ...
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The Italian standard language | 54 |
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