The tongues of Italy, prehistory and history.
Publisher: Greenwood Press; ABC-CLIO, LLC
Published: 1969
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 465
Subjects: Latin language -- Influence on Italian.; Ethnology -- Italy.; Italy -- Languages.
Description: 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the centuries, Italy has received many cultures from lands around the Mediterranean and beyond the Alps, which either superseded prevailing Italian cultures or were absorbed by them.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.
Notes: Bibliography: p. [421]-453.