“His aim was to demonstrate an original unity, which became fragmented and later diversified not only due to historical events but also, and above all, because of the intrinsic characteristics of each ethnic group. Historical linguistics therefore represents for Ascoli a means, in the final instance, of overcoming centuries of closure and discrimination.”
Marco Di Giulio, Il pensiero di Graziadio Isaia Ascoli a cent’anni dalla scomparsa, p. 83.
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