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.
