The Frontiers of Language and Nationality in EuropeDominian, Leon
History
The Frontiers of Language and Nationality in Europe
Dominian, Leon
Europe -- Languages; Nationalism
[29] Anthropologic data for the southwestern section of Alsace are
instructive. The generation of a transition type between the short
and sturdy Alpine type and the “sesquipedal” Teuton is observable.
Cf. Ripley: The Races of Europe, New York, 1899, pp. 225-226.
[30] The name has been traced to the generic meaning of forest
through its consonants v-s-g, which are convertible into b-s-k,
the latter corresponding to bosquet, busch, bush, etc. Cf. J. C.
Gerock: Die Benennung und Gliederung des linksrheinischen Gebirges,
_M. Philomath. Ges. Elsass-Loth._, Vol. 4, 1910, pp. 251-274.
[31] R. Blanchard: Deux grandes villes françaises, _La Géogr._,
Vol. 30, Nos. 2-6, 1914, pp. 120-121.
[32] The Statesman’s Yearbook, 1915, p. 972.
[33] J. B. Masson: Die Siedelungen des Breuschtals Elsass,
_Monatschrift Gesch. u. Volksk._, 1910, pp. 350-373 and 479-498.
[34] Zur Geschichte des Deutschtums in Elsass und im Vogesengebiet,
_Forsch. z. deut. Landes- u. Volksk._, Vol. 10, No. 4, 1897.
[35] H. Witte: Romanische Bevölkerungsrückstände in deutschen
Vogesentälern, _Deutsche Erde_, Vol. 6, 1907, pp. 8-14, 49-54,
87-91.
[36] DuMont Schanberg: Die Bevölkerung Elsass-Lothringen nach den
Ergebnissen der Volkszählung vom 1 Dezember 1905 an der Früheren
Zählungen. _Stat. M. über Elsass-Lothringen_, Vol. 31, Stat. Bur.
f. Elsass-Lothringen, Strassburg, 1908.
[37] After the language map of Alsace-Lorraine in Andree’s
Handatlas, pp. 67-68, 6th ed.
[38] After Gallois’ map, _Ann. de Géogr._, Vol. 9, 1900, Pl. 4.
[39] P. Langhans: Die Westschweiz mit deutschen Ortsbenennung,
1:500,000, _Deutsche Erde_, Vol. 5, 1906, Pl. 5.
[40] E. Gallois: Les limites linguistiques du Français, _Ann. de
Géogr._, Vol. 9, 1900, p. 218.
[41] P. Clerget: La Suisse au XX^{me} siècle, Paris, 1908, p. 55.
[42] L. Courthion: Le front des langues en Suisse, _Mercure de
France_, Vol. 112, No. 420, Dec. 1, 1915, pp. 636-646.
[43] J. Brunhes: La géographie humaine, Paris, 1912, pp. 599-601.
[44] The French-speaking population of the Valais is estimated at
70 per cent of the inhabitants of the canton.
[45] M. L. Poole: Historical Atlas of Modern Europe, Oxford, 1902,
Pl. 44.
[46] Introduction à l’étude comparative des langues
indo-européennes, Paris, 1915.
[47] Graphisch-statistischer Atlas der Schweiz, Bureau des eidgen.
Departements des Innern, Berne, 1914, Taf. 7.
CHAPTER IV
BORDERLANDS OF ITALIAN LANGUAGE
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