Author: Izzo, Herbert J.
Title: Tuscan & Etruscan. The Problem of Linguistic Substratum Influence in Central Italy
Description: Toronto, University of Toronto Press, (1972). orig.cloth. 23x15cm, viii,238 pp, University of Toronto Romance Series Vol. 20. Textual maps. Corner bumps,top-page-edge spots,VG,in a rubbed/torn dustwrapper ¶ Contents: Sources of Information About the Gorgia and Attempts to Explain its Origin; The Gorgia Toscana Today; On the Attribution of the Gorgia Toscana to Etruscan Substratum Influence; Definitions; The Hypotheses of Etruscan Origin of the Gorgia; Rejection of the H-Hypothesis; Examination of the Aspirate-Hypothesis; Conclusions.

Keywords: Historical linguistics, Romance languages, Italian language, Etruscan, Gorgia Toscana, Tuscan, Dialects, Tuscany, Italy