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the centuries, Italy has received many cultures from lands around the Mediterranean and beyond the Alps, which either superseded prevailing Italian cultures or were absorbed by them.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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... frontier , separating northern from central and southern Italian dia- lects , indeed the so - called Western from the Eastern Romanic languages . Here the Apennines begin the long curve which deflects their main course from a west ...
... frontier , separating northern from central and southern Italian dia- lects , indeed the so - called Western from the Eastern Romanic languages . Here the Apennines begin the long curve which deflects their main course from a west ...
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... frontier from Ventimiglia northward toward Turin , and in the numerous valleys descending toward the Po River . A Franco - Provençal speech island exists also in the local- ities of Faeto and Celle S. Vito , in the province of Foggia in ...
... frontier from Ventimiglia northward toward Turin , and in the numerous valleys descending toward the Po River . A Franco - Provençal speech island exists also in the local- ities of Faeto and Celle S. Vito , in the province of Foggia in ...
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... frontier , moved in strong tribal or national contingents southward and westward , impinging upon the Roman border at different places , at various dates , and with unequal strength . It is difficult to determine what caused them to set ...
... frontier , moved in strong tribal or national contingents southward and westward , impinging upon the Roman border at different places , at various dates , and with unequal strength . It is difficult to determine what caused them to set ...
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