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the centuries, Italy has received many cultures from lands around the Mediterranean and beyond the Alps, which either superseded prevailing Italian cultures or were absorbed by them.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 105
... concerning the shape and equipment of the grave , the position of the body , and the adornments and weapons interred with the dead . This betrays some concern with extrahuman and supernatural forces , that is , the rudiments of a ...
... concerning the shape and equipment of the grave , the position of the body , and the adornments and weapons interred with the dead . This betrays some concern with extrahuman and supernatural forces , that is , the rudiments of a ...
Pagina 143
... concerning the Urheimat and the Urvolk , the proto - home and the proto - folk ( the latter often being referred to as ' Indo - Europeans ' ) can be answered accord- ingly . It must have become clear that the location and the size of ...
... concerning the Urheimat and the Urvolk , the proto - home and the proto - folk ( the latter often being referred to as ' Indo - Europeans ' ) can be answered accord- ingly . It must have become clear that the location and the size of ...
Pagina 148
... concerning the race of his Indogermanen , he adduces corroborative evidence from the United States on the survival and expansion of races as a function of climate : " In the United States of North America the Germanic element dominates ...
... concerning the race of his Indogermanen , he adduces corroborative evidence from the United States on the survival and expansion of races as a function of climate : " In the United States of North America the Germanic element dominates ...
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