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Hello all. I am taking a linguistics class and very interested in it. I am also learning Italian so I like to think about what I learn in my linguistics class (Intro Structural Linguistics using the book Contemporary Linguistics by William OGrady) and kind of apply it to Italian. Anyways I was wondering if anyone could link or suggest me some resources on Italian Phonological rules (in English). An example of what I mean is when to pronounce 's' as [s] or [z] or 'zz'/'z' as [ts]. Thanks.
Regardless of what your program's focus is, my best advice is to bone up on syntax and morphology. Of course, if you're studying more practical/clinical stuff like language acquisition, phonology will also be indispensable.
Either way, you're definitely going to need an understanding of the basic principles of syntax. My 400-level class used Grammar as Science by Richard Larson. I liked the diagrams. Another class I TA'd used the O'Grady textbook, which someone else mentioned here, and I'd definitely recommend that, with the caveat that it's designed for 100-level stuff. So start with O'Grady, then move on to other things.
A suggestion: are you into conlanging at all? Because that's a great way to get your feet wet. It's also super fun.