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the centuries, Italy has received many cultures from lands around the Mediterranean and beyond the Alps, which either superseded prevailing Italian cultures or were absorbed by them.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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Culture is a social heritage ; it belongs to a community sharing common traditions , common institutions , and a common way of life . Such a group may reasonably be called a people . ... Language goes not a with race but with the group ...
Culture is a social heritage ; it belongs to a community sharing common traditions , common institutions , and a common way of life . Such a group may reasonably be called a people . ... Language goes not a with race but with the group ...
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... by inheritance , ' of a common system of sounds , no matter how greatly modified by changes peculiar to the several languages in the course of their long histories , a common system of inflexion and word - formation , a common ...
... by inheritance , ' of a common system of sounds , no matter how greatly modified by changes peculiar to the several languages in the course of their long histories , a common system of inflexion and word - formation , a common ...
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... made it seem more opportune to withhold from the peoples of Italy such an effective instrument of unification as a common language with all its inherent dangers of facilitating a common understanding against the Roman rulers .
... made it seem more opportune to withhold from the peoples of Italy such an effective instrument of unification as a common language with all its inherent dangers of facilitating a common understanding against the Roman rulers .
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Informazioni bibliografiche
| Titolo | The Tongues of Italy: Prehistory and History |
| Autore | Ernst Pulgram |
| Edizione | illustrata, ristampa, riveduta |
| Editore | Harvard University Press, 1958 |
| ISBN | 0837124387, 9780837124384 |
| Lunghezza | 465 pagine |
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