The Haitian Creole language : history, structure, use, and education / edited by Arthur K. Spears and Carole M. Berotte Joseph ; foreword by Marc Prou.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Spears, Arthur K. (Arthur Kean), 1943-

Joseph, Carole Berotte.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Creole dialects, French--Haiti.

Creole dialects, French.

Native language and education.

Haitians.

Language and languages.

Creole dialects, French--Study and teaching.

Creole dialects, French--Social aspects.

History.

Haiti.

Creole dialects, French--Haiti--History.

Creole dialects, French--Social aspects--Haiti.

Creole dialects, French--Study and teaching--Haiti.

Haitians--Languages.

Haitians--United States--Languages.

Native language and education--Haiti.

United States.

Physical Description:

xxii, 297 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham [Md.] : Lexington Books, [2010]

Contents:

A tribute to Yves Dejean and Albert Valdman / Arthur K. Spears

Introduction: The Haitian Creole language / Arthur K. Spears

pt. 1. History

The history of Haiti in brief / Georges E. Fouron

The languages of Haitians and the history of Creole: Haiti and its diaspora / Flore Zéphir

pt. 2. Structure and use

Orthography / Nicholas Faraclas ... [et al.]

Regional and social varieties of Haitian Creole / Albert Valdman

Creole-English code-switching in New York City / Hugues St. Fort

Creole and French in Haitian literature / Marie-José Nzengou-Tayo

pt. 3. Education

Education in Haiti / Uli Locher

Creole and education in Haiti / Yves Dejean

Creole in education in Haiti: a case study / Jocelyne Trouillot-Lévy

Haitians in the U.S.: language, politics and education / Carole M. Berotte Joseph

Cultural context, cognitive processes, and the acquisition of literacy / Serge Madhere

Haitian children's education: orality, literacy and technology / Jean Plaisir.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780739112366

0739112368

OCLC:

567195308