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the centuries, Italy has received many cultures from lands around the Mediterranean and beyond the Alps, which either superseded prevailing Italian cultures or were absorbed by them.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 276
... foreign expressions and borrowing which they had either acquired in military service or inherited from foreign - born parents if they were freedmen , as many were . Moreover , with the pro- gressively increasing masses of non - Latin ...
... foreign expressions and borrowing which they had either acquired in military service or inherited from foreign - born parents if they were freedmen , as many were . Moreover , with the pro- gressively increasing masses of non - Latin ...
Pagina 329
... foreign admixture , least of all in its stages of ingress into the Roman state . And even when contemplating the ... foreign influence must have exerted itself also on Latin speech if only to the point of speeding up its transformation ...
... foreign admixture , least of all in its stages of ingress into the Roman state . And even when contemplating the ... foreign influence must have exerted itself also on Latin speech if only to the point of speeding up its transformation ...
Pagina 330
... foreign accent . The pressure to do one or the other thing ' properly ' will vary according to the cus- toms and exigencies of the society involved . Given the articu- latory difficulty inherent in ridding oneself of a foreign accent ...
... foreign accent . The pressure to do one or the other thing ' properly ' will vary according to the cus- toms and exigencies of the society involved . Given the articu- latory difficulty inherent in ridding oneself of a foreign accent ...
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