The Haitian Creole language
Subtitle: history, structure, use, and education
By: Arthur K. Spears and Carole M. Berotte Joseph
Contributors: Joseph, Carole Berotte
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Lanham
Language: eng
Number of pages: 297
ISBN-13: 9780739112366
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A tribute to Yves Dejean & Albert Valdman / Arthur K. Spears; title: Introduction: The Haitian Creole language / Arthur K. Spears; title: pt. 1. History; title: The history of Haiti in brief / George Fouron; title: The languages of Haitians and the history of Creole : Haiti and its diaspora / Flore Zéphir; title: pt. 2. Structure and use; title: Orthography / Nicholas Faraclas, Arthur K. Spears, Elizabeth Barrows, and Mayra Cortes Piñeiro; title: Regional and social varieties of Haitian Creole / Albert Valdman; title: Creole-English code-switching in New York City / Hugues St. Fort; title: Creole and French in Haitian literature / Marie-José Nzengou-Tayo; title: pt. 2. Education; title: Education in Haiti / Uli Locher; title: Creole and education in Haiti / Yves Dejean; title: Creole in education in Haiti : a case study / Jocelyne Trouillot-Lévy; title: Haitians in the U.S. : language, politics & education / Carole M. Berotte Joseph; title: Cultural context, cognitive processes, and the acquisition of literacy / Serge Madhere; title: Haitian children's education : orality, literacy & technology / Jean Plaisir.