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the centuries, Italy has received many cultures from lands around the Mediterranean and beyond the Alps, which either superseded prevailing Italian cultures or were absorbed by them.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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It must not be forgotten that the limit of the bearable density of population in an
area is not only a matter of absolute numbers and fertility of the soil but depends
to a great extent upon the type and degree of exploitation by human economy .
It must not be forgotten that the limit of the bearable density of population in an
area is not only a matter of absolute numbers and fertility of the soil but depends
to a great extent upon the type and degree of exploitation by human economy .
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No matter what the truth of the matter , neither a proved unique race nor a
conglomeration of stocks and tribes is prima facie evidence for a unique
language or a variety of dialects , respectively , according to our criterion that
race and ...
No matter what the truth of the matter , neither a proved unique race nor a
conglomeration of stocks and tribes is prima facie evidence for a unique
language or a variety of dialects , respectively , according to our criterion that
race and ...
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If mixture , no matter when it occurred in the distant past , precludes purity , then
no language is pure , except possibly that of some hypothetical primeval , long
isolated , endogamous clan , whose race is also ( relatively ) pure . Otherwise ...
If mixture , no matter when it occurred in the distant past , precludes purity , then
no language is pure , except possibly that of some hypothetical primeval , long
isolated , endogamous clan , whose race is also ( relatively ) pure . Otherwise ...
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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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