This book makes accessible the major structural features of the dialects of Italy and emphasises the importance of a detailed understanding of the dialects for

The Romance languages offer a particularly fertile ground for the exploration of the relationship between language and society in different social contexts and

These articles provide new explorations into phonological patterns attested in the minor Romance languages ('dialects') spoken in Italy. The goal of this book i

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. Paper

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