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the centuries, Italy has received many cultures from lands around the Mediterranean and beyond the Alps, which either superseded prevailing Italian cultures or were absorbed by them.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 328
... campaign speech in Oxford English . The breakdown of language in accordance with the social and educational stratification of a society is therefore a cer- tainty , and is merely one of the several cultural exhibits testifying to this ...
... campaign speech in Oxford English . The breakdown of language in accordance with the social and educational stratification of a society is therefore a cer- tainty , and is merely one of the several cultural exhibits testifying to this ...
Pagina 346
... campaign of many years fought in Magna Graecia and Sicily . At the time of the Second Punic War , however , more than a century after the death of Alexander the Great and the division of his empire , the Greek world had entered upon its ...
... campaign of many years fought in Magna Graecia and Sicily . At the time of the Second Punic War , however , more than a century after the death of Alexander the Great and the division of his empire , the Greek world had entered upon its ...
Pagina 394
... Italy commenced by him came to nought , his successful campaign against Byzantium and Venice was broken off by his two sons , Roger Borsa and Bohe- mund , who instead wasted their strength by contesting the 394 TONGUES OF ITALY.
... Italy commenced by him came to nought , his successful campaign against Byzantium and Venice was broken off by his two sons , Roger Borsa and Bohe- mund , who instead wasted their strength by contesting the 394 TONGUES OF ITALY.
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