From Latin to Italian: An Historical Outline of the Phonology and Morphology of the Italian Language [Textbook Binding]

Charles H. Grandgent (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0846215136 | ISBN-13: 978-0846215134 | Publication Date: January 1971

The present dialects of Italy are descendants of Latin. But in nearly all regions it was a Latin influenced in its vocabualry and pronunciation by the earlier linguistic habits of the populations that had adopted it. These peoples contain a strong admixture of Ligurian, Gallic, Illyrian, Greek and Phoenician nationalities, and of Italic tribes whose native tongue was related to Latin, for instance, Umbrian and Oscan. Professor Grandgent presents a fascinating account of the early development of the Italian language which will be of particular interest to linguists and medievalists. Charles Hall Grandgent was a professor at Harvard from 1896 to 1932. He was highly regarded as a Romance linguist and authorityon Dante. He was also a leading expert on American English dialects.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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• Textbook Binding
• Publisher: Russell&Russell Pub (January 1971)
• ISBN-10: 0846215136
• ISBN-13: 978-0846215134
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