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John Laver

John David Michael Henry Laver, CBE, FBA, FRSE (20 January 1938 – 6 May 2020) was a British phonetician. He was Deputy Principal & Deputy Vice Patron as well as Emeritus professor of speech sciences at Edinburgh’s Queen Margaret University, and served as president of the International Phonetic Association from 1991 to 1995.

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Notable work
The Phonetic Description of Voice Quality (1980) · Principles of Phonetics (1994)
Occupation
Phonetician
Born
John David Michael Henry Laver (1938-01-20)20 January 1938 Nowshera, British India
Died
6 May 2020(2020-05-06) (aged 82) Edinburgh, Scotland

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John Laver → Principles of Phonetics (1994), The Phonetic Description of Voice Quality (1980)
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John LaverNotable workThe Phonetic Description of Voice Quality (1980)1.00infobox
John LaverNotable workPrinciples of Phonetics (1994)1.00infobox
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