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the centuries, Italy has received many cultures from lands around the Mediterranean and beyond the Alps, which either superseded prevailing Italian cultures or were absorbed by them.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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... political , or intellectual reasons attained prestige and supremacy over the others to such a degree that it became the model , the standard for all formal linguistic expression , be it lit- erary or learned , prosaic or poetic .
... political , or intellectual reasons attained prestige and supremacy over the others to such a degree that it became the model , the standard for all formal linguistic expression , be it lit- erary or learned , prosaic or poetic .
Pagina 62
It surely can be said with full justification , and this is the meas- ure of its futility , that this controversy carried on for centuries among the learned and pseudo - learned has scarcely deflected the course of linguistic history in ...
It surely can be said with full justification , and this is the meas- ure of its futility , that this controversy carried on for centuries among the learned and pseudo - learned has scarcely deflected the course of linguistic history in ...
Pagina 196
It seems that their ancestors learned it on the way to Italy ; at least there is no evidence of its use east of Lemnos . If previously the Proto - Etruscans wrote at all , they must have used a different script .
It seems that their ancestors learned it on the way to Italy ; at least there is no evidence of its use east of Lemnos . If previously the Proto - Etruscans wrote at all , they must have used a different script .
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