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the centuries, Italy has received many cultures from lands around the Mediterranean and beyond the Alps, which either superseded prevailing Italian cultures or were absorbed by them.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 83
... turn out to be much older than the language of which they came to form a part , or from artificial reconstructions . And as far as Italy and much of Europe are concerned , this kind of sure , though at least phonetically often enough ...
... turn out to be much older than the language of which they came to form a part , or from artificial reconstructions . And as far as Italy and much of Europe are concerned , this kind of sure , though at least phonetically often enough ...
Pagina 241
... turn of our century , on the Forum , near the temple of Antoninus and Faustina , along the Via Sacra , a number of graves were un- earthed of both the inhuming and cremating type , that is , so - called fossa ' trench , ' and pozzo ...
... turn of our century , on the Forum , near the temple of Antoninus and Faustina , along the Via Sacra , a number of graves were un- earthed of both the inhuming and cremating type , that is , so - called fossa ' trench , ' and pozzo ...
Pagina 378
... turn into Goths . True enough , Theodoric himself changes to Roman dress , his language and that of the court and the offices is Latin , the education of German youth , that is , of those few who receive an education , is thoroughly ...
... turn into Goths . True enough , Theodoric himself changes to Roman dress , his language and that of the court and the offices is Latin , the education of German youth , that is , of those few who receive an education , is thoroughly ...
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