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the centuries, Italy has received many cultures from lands around the Mediterranean and beyond the Alps, which either superseded prevailing Italian cultures or were absorbed by them.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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... immediate problems . They could not for a start suddenly invent after centuries of neglect the terms in which these problems might have been properly posed . " B.C. and A.D. 100 , signals the final victory of THE LITERARY LANGUAGE 357.
... immediate problems . They could not for a start suddenly invent after centuries of neglect the terms in which these problems might have been properly posed . " B.C. and A.D. 100 , signals the final victory of THE LITERARY LANGUAGE 357.
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... victory through their hesistancy to triumph fully over the vanquished . And again no fusion of the two cultures can be expected , and no important linguistic contribution of Ostrogothic to Latin speech , let alone complete Germanization ...
... victory through their hesistancy to triumph fully over the vanquished . And again no fusion of the two cultures can be expected , and no important linguistic contribution of Ostrogothic to Latin speech , let alone complete Germanization ...
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