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the centuries, Italy has received many cultures from lands around the Mediterranean and beyond the Alps, which either superseded prevailing Italian cultures or were absorbed by them.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 161
... named Morgetes ( which is another legendary ethnicon ) ; part of the kingdom then falls to Siculus , after whom the Siculi are named . This labored parturition of eponymous heroes renders the whole series of tales highly improbable . In ...
... named Morgetes ( which is another legendary ethnicon ) ; part of the kingdom then falls to Siculus , after whom the Siculi are named . This labored parturition of eponymous heroes renders the whole series of tales highly improbable . In ...
Pagina 163
... named Oscan ) , it seems to follow that the ' OTIKOί were Indo - Europeans , or invaders from Central Europe . This type of deduction , if transferred to another and better known time and place , would go like this : The members of an ...
... named Oscan ) , it seems to follow that the ' OTIKOί were Indo - Europeans , or invaders from Central Europe . This type of deduction , if transferred to another and better known time and place , would go like this : The members of an ...
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... named ( except as we choose to insert it in the catch - all category of Mediterranean ) . For the dimly dis- cernible Indo - European language , Ligurian is an appropriate and distinctive term . ( 4 ) By an Indo - European - speaking ...
... named ( except as we choose to insert it in the catch - all category of Mediterranean ) . For the dimly dis- cernible Indo - European language , Ligurian is an appropriate and distinctive term . ( 4 ) By an Indo - European - speaking ...
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