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the centuries, Italy has received many cultures from lands around the Mediterranean and beyond the Alps, which either superseded prevailing Italian cultures or were absorbed by them.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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16 Equally naïve and incorrect would be the view of the organic growth and
branching out of languages from a common stem , like branches spreading from
a tree trunk . A language is no organism , it cannot literally spring from a seed or ...
16 Equally naïve and incorrect would be the view of the organic growth and
branching out of languages from a common stem , like branches spreading from
a tree trunk . A language is no organism , it cannot literally spring from a seed or ...
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it supports in turn the theory of cultural and linguistic spread through uer sacrum
secessions which I just proposed . Furthermore , if for once the uer sacrum
migrations furnish trustworthy evidence concerning the manner of the spread of
Italic in ...
it supports in turn the theory of cultural and linguistic spread through uer sacrum
secessions which I just proposed . Furthermore , if for once the uer sacrum
migrations furnish trustworthy evidence concerning the manner of the spread of
Italic in ...
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CHAPTER XXI The Spread of Latin in Italy While my subject is linguistic history , it
is impossible to view the spread of Latin apart from the conquest of territory by
Roman arms . Since I cannot review Roman history , I must refer to the various ...
CHAPTER XXI The Spread of Latin in Italy While my subject is linguistic history , it
is impossible to view the spread of Latin apart from the conquest of territory by
Roman arms . Since I cannot review Roman history , I must refer to the various ...
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