Peter Ladefoged

Peter Ladefoged was a renowned linguist and phonetician who studied the sounds of human languages. He dedicated his career to understanding how different languages produce speech sounds, including consonants and vowels. His work helped describe and classify these sounds, making it easier to compare languages and understand their pronunciation. Ladefoged also developed practical tools and recordings that have become standard resources for linguists and language learners worldwide. His research has greatly advanced our knowledge of the diversity and commonality in human speech, contributing to fields like language preservation, speech therapy, and artificial intelligence.