From Latin to Italian: An Historical Outline of the Phonology and Morphology of the Italian Language (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781904799238)

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.

Author: C. H. Grandgent
ISBN-10: 190479923X
ISBN-13: 9781904799238
Publisher: Tiger Xenophon
Language: English
Published: 02/12/2008
Pages: 200
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.52lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.42d