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the centuries, Italy has received many cultures from lands around the Mediterranean and beyond the Alps, which either superseded prevailing Italian cultures or were absorbed by them.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 250
... consul , infernus ' lowest , ' scrofa ' sow , ' and many others ) , which shows On the rare occasions when I quote linguistic forms I shall not bother to give specific references : the story can be found easily in all handbooks and ...
... consul , infernus ' lowest , ' scrofa ' sow , ' and many others ) , which shows On the rare occasions when I quote linguistic forms I shall not bother to give specific references : the story can be found easily in all handbooks and ...
Pagina 279
... consul in 148 B.C. , cut through the country north of the Po River , connecting Genoa and Dertona with Cremona , Mantua , and Aquileia ( near the Istrian peninsula at the head of the Adriatic Sea ) . This stretch of road often appears ...
... consul in 148 B.C. , cut through the country north of the Po River , connecting Genoa and Dertona with Cremona , Mantua , and Aquileia ( near the Istrian peninsula at the head of the Adriatic Sea ) . This stretch of road often appears ...
Pagina 301
... ( consul six times between 104 and 99 B.C. ) , who could not find enough free men to fill the ranks of his armies , a paid soldiery , among whom were many non - Italians , came into being . To these ' Roman ' legionnaires the fate of the ...
... ( consul six times between 104 and 99 B.C. ) , who could not find enough free men to fill the ranks of his armies , a paid soldiery , among whom were many non - Italians , came into being . To these ' Roman ' legionnaires the fate of the ...
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