Body - Space - Expression formatIsbn:Hardcover - 9783110107807 Diminutives and Intensifiers in Italian

Diminutives and Intensifiers in Italian

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The volume contains thirteen contributions organized into three parts

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Body - Space - Expression formatIsbn:Hardcover - 9783110107807 Diminutives and Intensifiers in ItalianFrontmatter Acknowledgements Preface Contents List of Tables List of Tables PART ONE: INTENTS ACTIONS REVERBERATIONS Introduction 1879 1900 Childhood and Adolescence in Central Europe 1900 1907 The French Phase of Assimilation 1908 1919 The German Swiss Phase of Explorations 1920 1937 The German Period of Gestation 1938 1958 The English Period of Consolidations Coda Biographical Signposts Notes to Part One PART TWO: THE EMERGENCE OF CONCEPTS, THEORIES