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the centuries, Italy has received many cultures from lands around the Mediterranean and beyond the Alps, which either superseded prevailing Italian cultures or were absorbed by them.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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... measurements have recently shown that the mere physical prop- erties of the brain , its size , the number of ... measure the darkness that conceals man's early speech , we cannot follow any path that leads us to an assumption of ...
... measurements have recently shown that the mere physical prop- erties of the brain , its size , the number of ... measure the darkness that conceals man's early speech , we cannot follow any path that leads us to an assumption of ...
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Prehistory and History Ernst Pulgram. measurements of this phenomenon are possible , and I put no trust in pretended measurements which prove that linguistic change proceeds at a regular , unvarying rate everywhere at all times . Why ...
Prehistory and History Ernst Pulgram. measurements of this phenomenon are possible , and I put no trust in pretended measurements which prove that linguistic change proceeds at a regular , unvarying rate everywhere at all times . Why ...
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... measure and the norm of literary excellence . Since the two parts of the question are interwoven , I shall not try to answer them separately . In attempting to account as best I could for the causes , the process , and the result of the ...
... measure and the norm of literary excellence . Since the two parts of the question are interwoven , I shall not try to answer them separately . In attempting to account as best I could for the causes , the process , and the result of the ...
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