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the centuries, Italy has received many cultures from lands around the Mediterranean and beyond the Alps, which either superseded prevailing Italian cultures or were absorbed by them.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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... theory of linguistic propagation finds its best visual representation in Schmidt's wave theory . And it is certainly no accident that its publication and its friendly acceptance by linguists coincided with the rise of scientific ...
... theory of linguistic propagation finds its best visual representation in Schmidt's wave theory . And it is certainly no accident that its publication and its friendly acceptance by linguists coincided with the rise of scientific ...
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... theory requires them to have moved in large hordes , should have left some traces of their march . They did not , however , and no evidence of their passing can be found west and north of the Rome - Rimini boundary.5 The theory of two ...
... theory requires them to have moved in large hordes , should have left some traces of their march . They did not , however , and no evidence of their passing can be found west and north of the Rome - Rimini boundary.5 The theory of two ...
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... theory propounded by some , 21 that the agreements in many details among the historic Italic dialects and Latin are due not so much to ancient relationships as to a convergence caused by the lasting vicinity and the improving ...
... theory propounded by some , 21 that the agreements in many details among the historic Italic dialects and Latin are due not so much to ancient relationships as to a convergence caused by the lasting vicinity and the improving ...
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