| Description |
xxii, 297 p. : ill. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
A tribute to Yves Dejean & Albert Valdman / Arthur K. Spears -- Introduction: The Haitian Creole language / Arthur K. Spears -- pt. 1. History -- The history of Haiti in brief / George Fouron -- The languages of Haitians and the history of Creole : Haiti and its diaspora / Flore Zephir -- pt. 2. Structure and use -- Orthography / Nicholas Faraclas, Arthur K. Spears, Elizabeth Barrows, and Mayra Cortes Pineiro -- 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-Jose Nzengou-Tayo -- pt. 2. Education -- Education in Haiti / Uli Locher -- Creole and education in Haiti / Yves Dejean -- Creole in education in Haiti : a case study / Jocelyne Trouillot-Levy -- Haitians in the U.S. : language, politics & education / Carole M. Berotte Joseph -- Cultural context, cognitive processes, and the acquisition of literacy / Serge Madhere -- Haitian children's education : orality, literacy & technology / Jean Plaisir. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Creole dialects, French -- Haiti.
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Creole dialects, French -- Haiti -- History.
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Creole dialects, French -- Social aspects -- Haiti.
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Creole dialects, French -- Study and teaching -- Haiti.
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Haitians -- Languages.
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Haitians -- United States -- Languages.
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Native language and education -- Haiti.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Joseph, Carole Berotte.
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780739112366 (cloth alk. paper) |
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9780739172216 |
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9781461662655 (e-book) |
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