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the centuries, Italy has received many cultures from lands around the Mediterranean and beyond the Alps, which either superseded prevailing Italian cultures or were absorbed by them.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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According to this custom , the young men of a tribe or a locality , once the native
soil could no longer support the increasing population , were periodically sent
forth during springtime to search for new land and new homes . This testifies , it ...
According to this custom , the young men of a tribe or a locality , once the native
soil could no longer support the increasing population , were periodically sent
forth during springtime to search for new land and new homes . This testifies , it ...
Pagina 243
... and in the second instance the natives gave up their original practice , but we
do note a cultural mixing in this respect . ... hills a meeting and mingling of
various Iron Age cultures and of native ( Mediterranean ) dialects with
IndoEuropean.
... and in the second instance the natives gave up their original practice , but we
do note a cultural mixing in this respect . ... hills a meeting and mingling of
various Iron Age cultures and of native ( Mediterranean ) dialects with
IndoEuropean.
Pagina 337
15 If the writer was not a native speaker of Oscan or Greek , to whom Latin was a
second or foreign language , he certainly was not up to date on the language
currently in fashion in the capital . But even if the inscription had been wholly in ...
15 If the writer was not a native speaker of Oscan or Greek , to whom Latin was a
second or foreign language , he certainly was not up to date on the language
currently in fashion in the capital . But even if the inscription had been wholly in ...
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