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Approaches to Metaphony in the Languages of Italy

Approaches to Metaphony in the Languages of Italy

Torres-Tamarit, Francesc
Linke, Kathrin
Oostendorp, Marc Van

Hardcover

Series: Phonology and Phonetics [Pp], Book 20

ItalianLinguistics

ISBN10: 3110369567
ISBN13: 9783110369564
Publisher: de Gruyter Mouton
Published: Jun 6 2016
Pages: 382
Weight: 1.45
Height: 1.00 Width: 6.30 Depth: 9.20
Language: English

This volume presents current work on a topic in Romance linguistics that still informs linguistic theory to this day: metaphony in the languages of Italy. Papers discuss fundamental research topics such as phonological opacity in the light of chain shifts, post-tonic harmony and consonant transparency, the role of morphosyntax in the typology of metaphony, the explanatory adequacy of feature-based versus element-based analyses, and the locus of metaphony in grammar. Other chapters present new experimental data, thus building a more accurate empirical foundation for the study of metaphony. We envision the volume to become a reference book not only for an updated descriptive survey of metaphonic patterns in Italy but also a thorough discussion of the challenges that metaphony poses for different (morpho)phonological theories. The book bridges the gap between descriptive works and theoretical thinking in the study of metaphony.

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