Tuscan gorgia

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The Tuscan gorgia (Italian: gorgia toscana [ˈɡɔrdʒa tosˈkaːna], Tuscan pronunciation: [ˈɡɔɾdʒa θosˈkaːna]; "Tuscan throat") is a phonetic phenomenon governed by a complex of allophonic rules characteristic of the Tuscan dialects, in Tuscany, Italy, especially the central ones, with Florence traditionally viewed as the center.^[1]^[2]

^ Borrelli, Doris Angel (2013). "Lenition". Raddoppiamento Sintattico in Italian: A Synchronic and Diachronic Cross-Dialectical Study. New York City: Routledge. p. 62.
^ Gianfranco Contini, Per un'interpretazione strutturale della cosiddetta «gorgia» toscana, «Boletim de Filologia» XIX (1960), pp. 263-81

[1] Borrelli, Doris Angel (2013). "Lenition". Raddoppiamento Sintattico in Italian: A Synchronic and Diachronic Cross-Dialectical Study. New York City: Routledge. p. 62.

[2] Gianfranco Contini, Per un'interpretazione strutturale della cosiddetta «gorgia» toscana, «Boletim de Filologia» XIX (1960), pp. 263-81

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