New perspectives on vocalic lengthening in northern italian

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46744/bapl.202501.005
Keywords: phonetics, phonology, vowel lengthening, standard Italian, Milanese

Abstract

Vowel lengthening is a distinctive feature of Italian that has not yet been widely studied. Although a possible pattern of behavior has been developed for the standard variant of the language, many of the regio­nal variants have not yet been analyzed. In this paper, we have focused on the northern variant, specifically from the Milanese area, to corroborate whether the general rule of the standard language applies to vowel lengthening (Prada, 2010). With this in mind, we have digressed on this phenomenon in the Milanese dialect (Prieto, 2000), considering that, as Ga&owski (2001) points out, it could influence the variant of Italian spoken in this area. The outcome of this experimental study has revealed some interesting contradictions that show significant differences in vowel lengthening in the northern variant compared to stan­dard Italian, as well as a significant difference between speakers in the articulation of some vowels.

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Author Biography

Antinea Ravarotto, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona

Es graduada con máster en Lengua y Literatura Española por la Universidad de los Estudios de Milán. Cuenta con cinco años académi­cos de experiencia en la Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona como profesora asociada en el Departamento de Filología Española y con más de diez años ejerciendo como profesora en el sector de la enseñanza de idiomas. Actualmente se encuentra cursando el doctorado en Filología Española en el ámbito de la Fonética.

Published
2025-08-19
How to Cite
Ravarotto, A. (2025). New perspectives on vocalic lengthening in northern italian. Boletín de la Academia Peruana de la Lengua, (77), 163-188. https://doi.org/10.46744/bapl.202501.005
Issue
No 77 (2025): Enero - Junio
Section
Articles

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