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the centuries, Italy has received many cultures from lands around the Mediterranean and beyond the Alps, which either superseded prevailing Italian cultures or were absorbed by them.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 161
... hence operating with it is suspect . The Oenotrians are an item of similar obscurity . By tradition they are invaders from the Balkans , arriving allegedly at the beginning of the seventh century before Christ . ( Does this make them ...
... hence operating with it is suspect . The Oenotrians are an item of similar obscurity . By tradition they are invaders from the Balkans , arriving allegedly at the beginning of the seventh century before Christ . ( Does this make them ...
Pagina 163
... hence- forth called ' OTIKоí , whom in the mountains of Samnium , that is , in the Abruzzi , we know as Samnites since the fourth century B.C.11 Since the Samnites , according to the rules of this onomastic divertis- sement are Oscans ...
... hence- forth called ' OTIKоí , whom in the mountains of Samnium , that is , in the Abruzzi , we know as Samnites since the fourth century B.C.11 Since the Samnites , according to the rules of this onomastic divertis- sement are Oscans ...
Pagina 215
... Hence it is injudicious to speak of the Messapii as descendants of Illyr- ian invaders . In fact , we do not even possess nonlinguistic evidence of an Illyrian invasion in force because , as we have seen , Apulia is more than other ...
... Hence it is injudicious to speak of the Messapii as descendants of Illyr- ian invaders . In fact , we do not even possess nonlinguistic evidence of an Illyrian invasion in force because , as we have seen , Apulia is more than other ...
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