The Tongues of Italy: Prehistory and HistoryThrough the centuries, Italy has received many cultures from lands around the Mediterranean and beyond the Alps, which either superseded prevailing Italian cultures or were absorbed by them.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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But more frequently the fields spread upon the very slopes , occupying every foot of cultivable ground , no matter how thin the layer of fertile soil . Very little of the total land of Italy is , or need be , uninhabitable .
But more frequently the fields spread upon the very slopes , occupying every foot of cultivable ground , no matter how thin the layer of fertile soil . Very little of the total land of Italy is , or need be , uninhabitable .
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... high rate of infant mortality and low average longevity among them ( especially among the soldiers who were pressed into military service at an early age and were by the field commanders considered more expendable than Italians ) .
... high rate of infant mortality and low average longevity among them ( especially among the soldiers who were pressed into military service at an early age and were by the field commanders considered more expendable than Italians ) .
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In the field of linguistic history we have seen how and , in some measure , why these repeated onslaughts and occupations did not lead to the Germanization of Italy and the Italians either in material civilization or in language .
In the field of linguistic history we have seen how and , in some measure , why these repeated onslaughts and occupations did not lead to the Germanization of Italy and the Italians either in material civilization or in language .
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| Titolo | The Tongues of Italy: Prehistory and History |
| Autore | Ernst Pulgram |
| Edizione | illustrata, ristampa, riveduta |
| Editore | Harvard University Press, 1958 |
| Provenienza dell'originale | la University of California |
| Digitalizzato | 4 mar 2008 |
| ISBN | 0837124387, 9780837124384 |
| Lunghezza | 465 pagine |
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