The Genealogy of London School of Phonetics

Academic Lineage of Daniel Jones

Abstract

This paper discusses the genealogy of London School of Phonetics using the framework and theory of Donald Stokes’ Pasteur’s Quadrant (1997). The first quadrant (top-right and called Pasteur’s Quadrant) is characterized as ‘use-inspired basic research’ where Daniel Jones is located. The second quadrant (top-left and called Bohr’s Quadrant) is characterized as ‘pure basic research’ where Peter Ladefoged is located. The fourth quadrant (bottom-right and called Edison’s Quadrant) is characterized as ‘pure applied research’ where Harold Palmer is located. By describing in detail these three Quadrants as academic lineage, we try to clarify why the research in London School of Phonetics has flourished in the past 100 years.