The tongues of Italy, prehistory and history

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the centuries, Italy has received many cultures from lands around the Mediterranean and beyond the Alps, which either superseded prevailing Italian cultures or were absorbed by them.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.

subjects: Ethnology,  History,  Languages,  Latin language,  Influence on Italian,  Italy,  Latin language, history,  Ethnology, italy

Places: Italy