Peter Ladefoged
Peter Nielsen Ladefoged was a British linguist and phonetician. He was Professor of Phonetics at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he taught from 1962 to 1991. His book A Course in Phonetics is a common introductory text in phonetics, and The Sounds of the World's Languages is widely regarded as a standard phonetics reference.
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- Born in
- London Borough of Sutton
- Educated at
- University of EdinburghHaileybury and Imperial Service College
- Awards
- 🏆 ASA Silver Medal
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