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The romance languagesRebecca Posner

The romance languages

Rebecca Posner
1966336 pages
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3 editions · 2 languages
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"How do the Romance languages reflect the temperament of the peoples who speak them? On what basis can it be asserted that they descend from a common mother tongue? What historical and geographical factors molded their different structures and phonetic qualities? These are a few of the vital questions explored in this comprehensive linguistic study of the five major Romance languages - French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Rumanian. Using a unique comparative approach, Rebecca Posner analyzes the historical development, internal structure, and present-day variants and dialects of each…

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3 editions · 2 languages
  • Hardcover · English · 1966
    Romance Languages
    Peter Smith Pub Inc · 9780844608532
  • Other · English · 1996
    Cambridge University Press · 376 pages · 9780521236546
  • Other · Spanish · 1998
    Las lenguas romances
    Cátedra · 9788437616353
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