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the centuries, Italy has received many cultures from lands around the Mediterranean and beyond the Alps, which either superseded prevailing Italian cultures or were absorbed by them.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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... example , may carry as little as 1.5 cubic meters per second , or it may roar along at a rate of 2300 cubic me- ters per second . Most streams dry up nearly or wholly during the long drought seasons , while in the rainy season they ...
... example , may carry as little as 1.5 cubic meters per second , or it may roar along at a rate of 2300 cubic me- ters per second . Most streams dry up nearly or wholly during the long drought seasons , while in the rainy season they ...
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... example , differs from human culture because the psychological potentialities and needs of the monkey organism differ from those of man . " An animal cannot participate in the same manner as does man in a cultural system . As for ...
... example , differs from human culture because the psychological potentialities and needs of the monkey organism differ from those of man . " An animal cannot participate in the same manner as does man in a cultural system . As for ...
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... example , since a number of Indo - European languages have recorded cognate words for ' birch ' and ' beech ' 5 Proto - Indo- European must have been at home , it was said , in an area in which birches and beeches thrived . If one ...
... example , since a number of Indo - European languages have recorded cognate words for ' birch ' and ' beech ' 5 Proto - Indo- European must have been at home , it was said , in an area in which birches and beeches thrived . If one ...
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