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the centuries, Italy has received many cultures from lands around the Mediterranean and beyond the Alps, which either superseded prevailing Italian cultures or were absorbed by them.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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... class structure show corresponding divergent cultural features proper to each of the classes . Indeed , the division into classes becomes visible only in the diversity of the cultural traits of each class . This goes for clothing ...
... class structure show corresponding divergent cultural features proper to each of the classes . Indeed , the division into classes becomes visible only in the diversity of the cultural traits of each class . This goes for clothing ...
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... classes . Hence , the literary lan- guage , particularly in its classical form , was just another instrument of distinction which separated the masses from their oligarchic masters . In a society as class - conscious as the Roman , a ...
... classes . Hence , the literary lan- guage , particularly in its classical form , was just another instrument of distinction which separated the masses from their oligarchic masters . In a society as class - conscious as the Roman , a ...
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Prehistory and History Ernst Pulgram. In short , while perhaps the upper classes recognize and seek the higher culture of their Roman subjects , the masses and the lower classes remain unassimilated and probably resent the cultural be ...
Prehistory and History Ernst Pulgram. In short , while perhaps the upper classes recognize and seek the higher culture of their Roman subjects , the masses and the lower classes remain unassimilated and probably resent the cultural be ...
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