Asymmetries in the Phonology of Miogliola

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Drawing on a dual expertise of rare intensity, Mirco Ghini's book is a major contribution to both Romance dialectology and phonological theory. It gives a comprehensive account of the segmental and metrical phonology of the Ligurian dialect of the village of Miogliola, North-west Italy. Based on the author's own fieldwork, it is the first in-depth study of this area, also tracing its development from Latin. Feature assignment, underspecification, and quantity alternations are most prominent among the general theoretical issues on which the particulars of Miogliola phonology, meticuously analysed, are brought to bear with elegance and force.

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Mirco Ghini's book gives a comprehensive account of the segmental and metrical phonology of the Ligurian dialect of the village of Miogliola, Northwest Italy. Based on the author's own fieldwork, it also traces the development from Latin. Feature assignment, underspecification, and quantity alterations are the most prominent among the general theorectical issues on which the particulars of Miogliola phonology, are brought to bear with force.