Cross-Regional Patterns of Obstruent Voicing and Gemination: The Case of Roman and Veneto Italian

Italian has a length contrast in its series of voiced and voiceless obstruents while also presenting phonetic differences across regional varieties. Northern varieties of the language, including Veneto Italian (VI), are described as maintaining the voicing contrast but, in some cases, not the length...

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Main Authors: Angelo Dian, John Hajek, Janet Fletcher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-12-01
Series:Languages
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2226-471X/9/12/383