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the centuries, Italy has received many cultures from lands around the Mediterranean and beyond the Alps, which either superseded prevailing Italian cultures or were absorbed by them.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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... defeated at Aricia and driven from Latium . Alliance of Romans and other Latins , the Latin League , with right of mutual ... Defeat of Gauls and Etruscans . Occupation of Ager Gallicus . New alliance with Etruscan cities . 281-272 War ...
... defeated at Aricia and driven from Latium . Alliance of Romans and other Latins , the Latin League , with right of mutual ... Defeat of Gauls and Etruscans . Occupation of Ager Gallicus . New alliance with Etruscan cities . 281-272 War ...
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... defeats its purpose ( regardless of whether this purpose is a valid one- as some linguists , but not I , maintain it is not ) . The relatively uniform language of our Latin texts from Italy and the Romania is but an administrative ...
... defeats its purpose ( regardless of whether this purpose is a valid one- as some linguists , but not I , maintain it is not ) . The relatively uniform language of our Latin texts from Italy and the Romania is but an administrative ...
Pagina 393
... defeat ( 982 ) . Henceforth the fortunes of war favored now the Moslems , now the Christians , but the infidels re- mained ever a menace at least to southern Italy , especially since the Christians themselves , divided as they continued ...
... defeat ( 982 ) . Henceforth the fortunes of war favored now the Moslems , now the Christians , but the infidels re- mained ever a menace at least to southern Italy , especially since the Christians themselves , divided as they continued ...
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