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the centuries, Italy has received many cultures from lands around the Mediterranean and beyond the Alps, which either superseded prevailing Italian cultures or were absorbed by them.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 86
... author who uses the word , then , should make it clear to his readers whether he uses the term with regard to a language ... authors , of a mere name ' Umbrian , ' that refers to different realities at different times . Obviously some ...
... author who uses the word , then , should make it clear to his readers whether he uses the term with regard to a language ... authors , of a mere name ' Umbrian , ' that refers to different realities at different times . Obviously some ...
Pagina 87
... authors tend to enjoy a considerably greater longevity than the realia that go with and by them . Hence it is safe to state that the ' Umbrians ' of the tenth century B.C. and those of the first century B.C. have little more in common ...
... authors tend to enjoy a considerably greater longevity than the realia that go with and by them . Hence it is safe to state that the ' Umbrians ' of the tenth century B.C. and those of the first century B.C. have little more in common ...
Pagina 316
... authors who ' know better ' are no doubt trustworthy guides to pronunciation , whether we can follow them or not , because they have been put there con- sciously , skillfully , and with the intent to convey nonstandard sounds , whereas ...
... authors who ' know better ' are no doubt trustworthy guides to pronunciation , whether we can follow them or not , because they have been put there con- sciously , skillfully , and with the intent to convey nonstandard sounds , whereas ...
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