Title

To voice or not to voice: An examination of L1 Greek interference to L2 English voicing

Creator

Angeli, Evelina

Abstract

This paper discusses voicing phenomena by Greek native speakers of English. Based on Rice and Avery’s (1990) feature geometric model, voicing is not a singular feature but a collection of sub-features (SV and Lar/LV node). I propose two new features for this geometry to account for voicing interference: (a) the Prevalent Voice (PV) node, preceding the LV node and determining whether voicing can occur, and (b) the Partial LV (ParLV) node, enabling partial-voicing of obstruents. This study is based on data collected from of n=15 Greek speakers of English who were recorded engaging with two reading and one translating task.

Keywords

Feature Geometry

English as a Second Language (ESL)

Phonetics

Subject

Phonology and Second-Language Learning

Date Available

May 27, 2026

Type

Poster

Event

Year 2026 | 10th Annual Student Research and Creative Arts Symposium