Peter Ladefoged and Phonetics in the Field - UCLA Department of ...
Peter Ladefoged and Phonetics in the Field - UCLA Department of ...
Peter Ladefoged and Phonetics in the Field - UCLA Department of ...
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Among many dist<strong>in</strong>ctive contributions to<br />
phonetics by <strong>Peter</strong> <strong>Ladefoged</strong> is an <strong>in</strong>sistence on<br />
<strong>the</strong> immense diversity <strong>of</strong> phonetic phenomena <strong>in</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> languages <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> world, particularly at <strong>the</strong><br />
segmental level<br />
Because <strong>of</strong> this, <strong>Peter</strong> has ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong>ed a flexible<br />
approach to any scheme <strong>of</strong> classification or<br />
description, adapt<strong>in</strong>g to both new approaches <strong>and</strong><br />
new data<br />
Perhaps more than any o<strong>the</strong>r phonetician he has<br />
always expected to f<strong>in</strong>d surprises, <strong>and</strong> has gone to<br />
far corners <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> world <strong>in</strong> search <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>m
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