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the centuries, Italy has received many cultures from lands around the Mediterranean and beyond the Alps, which either superseded prevailing Italian cultures or were absorbed by them.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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speakers of Italian dialects those of Tuscan speech have the ad- vantage of their fellows . This statement can easily be confirmed by teachers of Latin . From this one can conclude , I believe , that there is a closeness between Tuscan ...
speakers of Italian dialects those of Tuscan speech have the ad- vantage of their fellows . This statement can easily be confirmed by teachers of Latin . From this one can conclude , I believe , that there is a closeness between Tuscan ...
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Namely , that a few speakers at a time move beyond the original dialect boundaries , that for some good socio - cultural reasons the natives of the receiving areas adopt the language of the newcomers , and that this process repeats ...
Namely , that a few speakers at a time move beyond the original dialect boundaries , that for some good socio - cultural reasons the natives of the receiving areas adopt the language of the newcomers , and that this process repeats ...
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It is altogether possible , indeed the evi- dence renders it probable , that speakers of Indo - European observed two different burial rites in neighboring regions , without their coming in two different ethnic thrusts , each speaking a ...
It is altogether possible , indeed the evi- dence renders it probable , that speakers of Indo - European observed two different burial rites in neighboring regions , without their coming in two different ethnic thrusts , each speaking a ...
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