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the centuries, Italy has received many cultures from lands around the Mediterranean and beyond the Alps, which either superseded prevailing Italian cultures or were absorbed by them.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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Pagina 300
... received no war booty , he could not afford to employ labor , nor to pay taxes , nor to borrow capital . He was bought out by the latifundists , and moved to Rome , sometimes even before extreme necessity forced this step , in order to ...
... received no war booty , he could not afford to employ labor , nor to pay taxes , nor to borrow capital . He was bought out by the latifundists , and moved to Rome , sometimes even before extreme necessity forced this step , in order to ...
Pagina 301
... received pay , booty , and a discharge al- lowance . As they had no other career open to them , they were willing to sell their services to generals who could maintain them or at least make the most enticing promises , and to pledge ...
... received pay , booty , and a discharge al- lowance . As they had no other career open to them , they were willing to sell their services to generals who could maintain them or at least make the most enticing promises , and to pledge ...
Pagina 409
... received in the rustic [ i.e. Italian ] language , " a concession which parallels fully the recognition of the vernacular in France , in 813 , as a language ad- missible in some phases of the cult , sermons in particular . To lay ...
... received in the rustic [ i.e. Italian ] language , " a concession which parallels fully the recognition of the vernacular in France , in 813 , as a language ad- missible in some phases of the cult , sermons in particular . To lay ...
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