Motlav

[aka Motalava, Mwotlap, Mwotlav]

Classification: Austronesian

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Sounds of Mota Lava: A phonetic study of Mwotlap, an Oceanic language of Vanuatu

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iumG-D3hqjleh6zHmJ38yS4fePe0Oacw/view?usp=sharing

This dissertation examines two phonological properties of Mwotlap (also known as Motlav), a minority language of Mota Lava, Vanuatu. Phonetic analysis software (Praat) is used to analyse native speaker data, with a goal of describing the underlying properties of two phenomena: triple-articulated consonants and [ATR]-alternating vowels, both rare within the Oceanic language family as a whole. Possible origins for these phenomena are also discussed.

Lily Chase

Edinburgh, UK

Jan. 1, 2020

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