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the centuries, Italy has received many cultures from lands around the Mediterranean and beyond the Alps, which either superseded prevailing Italian cultures or were absorbed by them.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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Although the whole mass is geologically neither uniform nor of equal age , it presents the appearance of a continuous unit , but without a unique principal longitudinal range . Instead it is composed of a very irregular series of chains ...
Although the whole mass is geologically neither uniform nor of equal age , it presents the appearance of a continuous unit , but without a unique principal longitudinal range . Instead it is composed of a very irregular series of chains ...
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But identification of speakers of Indo - European , previous to their appearance in Italy , with the corded - ware peo- ple , or the battle - axe people , or the tamers of the horse , or the urnfield people , has proved in each case ...
But identification of speakers of Indo - European , previous to their appearance in Italy , with the corded - ware peo- ple , or the battle - axe people , or the tamers of the horse , or the urnfield people , has proved in each case ...
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The great plebeian victories in the social struggle of the fourth century B.C. are apt to give the appearance of progress toward a more democratic form of government . But no equalizing develop- ment worthy of that name occurred in the ...
The great plebeian victories in the social struggle of the fourth century B.C. are apt to give the appearance of progress toward a more democratic form of government . But no equalizing develop- ment worthy of that name occurred in the ...
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