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the centuries, Italy has received many cultures from lands around the Mediterranean and beyond the Alps, which either superseded prevailing Italian cultures or were absorbed by them.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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Pagina 243
... the second instance the natives gave up their original practice , but we do note a cultural mixing in this respect . ... notably those who had retained this as their native rite although they had accepted an Indo - European tongue .
... the second instance the natives gave up their original practice , but we do note a cultural mixing in this respect . ... notably those who had retained this as their native rite although they had accepted an Indo - European tongue .
Pagina 249
At best one can assume , though not distinguish in the physical remains , a native stock and newcomers . The native race may have been ' pure ' in the sense that it had inhabited the region sufficiently long and in sufficient isolation ...
At best one can assume , though not distinguish in the physical remains , a native stock and newcomers . The native race may have been ' pure ' in the sense that it had inhabited the region sufficiently long and in sufficient isolation ...
Pagina 386
Moreover , their native Germanic vocabulary had already undergone some Romanization in Gaul and entered the speech of Italy together with other Romanic that is , palaeo - French items . Indeed we may wonder , though scarcely hope for an ...
Moreover , their native Germanic vocabulary had already undergone some Romanization in Gaul and entered the speech of Italy together with other Romanic that is , palaeo - French items . Indeed we may wonder , though scarcely hope for an ...
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