Peter Ladefoged

Peter Ladefoged (17 September 1925 – 24 January 2006) was a British linguist and a phonetician.

== Quotes ==
 * The International Phonetic Association is like the Episcopal church. One can hold almost any theoretical position as long as one gets the symbols right.
 * His email signature.
 * It was really [David] Whitteridge who taught me to be a scientist.
 * Ladefoged's informal CV; on his becoming a scientist.
 * I wanted to find out why Shelley could write better-sounding poetry than I.
 * Los Angeles Times (1970); on why he chose to pursue phonetics.
 * [It's] not our decision to make. It's up to the people themselves.
 * National Public Radio (1999); on the preservation of languages.
 * My immediate answer was, 'I don't have a singing butler and three maids who sing, but I will tell you what I can as an assistant professor.'
 * Los Angeles Times (2004); on his response to Cukor's request to assist Rex Harrison to behave like a phonetician.

Quotes about Ladefoged

 * He did extensive linguistic fieldwork on a scale it had not been done before, and when he brought it back from the field he found ways to use sophisticated laboratory equipment to analyze his recordings.
 * Patricia Keating, UCLA, on Ladefoged's contribution to his field.