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the centuries, Italy has received many cultures from lands around the Mediterranean and beyond the Alps, which either superseded prevailing Italian cultures or were absorbed by them.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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Obviously , that condition of isolation cannot be claimed for Italy at any time since the Palaeolithic Age . “ Attempts to classify the population of the peninsula and of its islands by racial criteria have always met with failure .
Obviously , that condition of isolation cannot be claimed for Italy at any time since the Palaeolithic Age . “ Attempts to classify the population of the peninsula and of its islands by racial criteria have always met with failure .
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47,000,000 inhabitants , and the population growth continues at an increasing rate , as of course it does in the rest of the world . The density of population has increased between 1871 and 1947 from 90 to 150 persons per square ...
47,000,000 inhabitants , and the population growth continues at an increasing rate , as of course it does in the rest of the world . The density of population has increased between 1871 and 1947 from 90 to 150 persons per square ...
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In A.D. 14 , at the death of Augustus , the population of Italy is estimated as 6,000,000 , that of the Empire as 54,000,000 , of whom 26,000,000 lived in the predominantly Latin west , 28,000,000 in the predominantly Greek east .
In A.D. 14 , at the death of Augustus , the population of Italy is estimated as 6,000,000 , that of the Empire as 54,000,000 , of whom 26,000,000 lived in the predominantly Latin west , 28,000,000 in the predominantly Greek east .
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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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