The Tongues of Italy: Prehistory and HistoryThrough the centuries, Italy has received many cultures from lands around the Mediterranean and beyond the Alps, which either superseded prevailing Italian cultures or were absorbed by them.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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Two recent writers have suggested that one notable reason for the Germanic cultural failure in Italy was that the Germans were mainly rural settlers and feudal lords who underrated and ignored the force of municipal life in Italy ...
Two recent writers have suggested that one notable reason for the Germanic cultural failure in Italy was that the Germans were mainly rural settlers and feudal lords who underrated and ignored the force of municipal life in Italy ...
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The best that can be said in many instances is that certain names are Germanic , without further specification as to tribe and date . This means that for our purposes of linguistic history the evidence is insufficient .
The best that can be said in many instances is that certain names are Germanic , without further specification as to tribe and date . This means that for our purposes of linguistic history the evidence is insufficient .
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At the beginning of the ninth century the Germanic danger in Italy is overcome , although the peninsula will long remain the battleground of the continuous struggles in which the German emperors with their armies are heavily involved .
At the beginning of the ninth century the Germanic danger in Italy is overcome , although the peninsula will long remain the battleground of the continuous struggles in which the German emperors with their armies are heavily involved .
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