The following doctoral thesis, titled “A particle-centred approach on Italian Verb Particle Constructions” (hereinafter VPCs) aims at showing that the particle characterizing Italian Phrasal verbs such as su (up), giù ...

In recent years, the study of rhythm occurs with models defined rhythm metrics (cfr. Ramus et al. 1999, Grabe & Low 2002, Dellwo 2006, Bertinetto & Bertini 2008). The majority of studies on rhythm test these metrics on ...