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the centuries, Italy has received many cultures from lands around the Mediterranean and beyond the Alps, which either superseded prevailing Italian cultures or were absorbed by them.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 140
... beginning ' of Indo - European one might possibly have to recede to the origin of language itself . For if human language and , concomitantly , man himself orig- inated at a certain time on one point of the earth's surface and spread ...
... beginning ' of Indo - European one might possibly have to recede to the origin of language itself . For if human language and , concomitantly , man himself orig- inated at a certain time on one point of the earth's surface and spread ...
Pagina 187
... beginning of the tenth century , see Schachermeyr 1929 , 199 , 304–307 . Gagé 1950 , 30 , however , argues for as late a date as the beginning of the seventh century . * Randall - MacIver compares their coming with that of the Normans ...
... beginning of the tenth century , see Schachermeyr 1929 , 199 , 304–307 . Gagé 1950 , 30 , however , argues for as late a date as the beginning of the seventh century . * Randall - MacIver compares their coming with that of the Normans ...
Pagina 223
... beginning of the period of the spread of Iron Age cultures the Italic peoples may be considered as situ- ated in their historic homes and on the whole ethnically formed - as is proved by epigraphic documents of only slightly later date ...
... beginning of the period of the spread of Iron Age cultures the Italic peoples may be considered as situ- ated in their historic homes and on the whole ethnically formed - as is proved by epigraphic documents of only slightly later date ...
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