The Haitian Creole Language

History, Structure, Use, and Education

Arthur K. Spears, Carole M. Berotte Joseph (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

320 Seiten

2012
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-0-7391-7221-6 (ISBN)

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The Haitian Creole Language is the first book that deals broadly with a language that has too long lived in the shadow of French. With chapters contributed by the leading scholars in the study of Creole, it provides information on this language's history; structure; and use in education, literature, and social interaction. Although spoken by virtually all Haitians, Creole was recognized as the co-official language of Haiti only a little over twenty years ago. The Haitian Creole Language provides essential information for professionals, other service providers, and Creole speakers who are interested in furthering the use of Creole in Haiti and the Haitian diaspora. Increased language competencies would greatly promote the education of Creole speakers and their participation in the social and political life of their countries of residence. This book is an indispensable tool for those seeking knowledge about the centrality of language in the affairs of Haiti, its people, and its diaspora.

Arthur K. Spears is Professor of Linguistics and Anthropology at The Graduate Center of The City University of New York (CUNY). He is also Chair of the Anthropology Department and Director of Black Studies at The City College, CUNY. Dr. Spears’s research is in the areas of African American English; pidgin and creole languages, focusing on Haitian and other French-lexifier creoles; language and education; race and ideology; and controversial words. In addition to being the founder and first editor of Transforming Anthropology, the journal of the Association of Black Anthropologists, he is the former president of the Society for Pidgin and Creole Linguistics, an international body devoted to the study of language contact worldwide. Carole M. Berotte Joseph is the President of The Bronx Community College of The City University of New York. She serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of the New York State Association for Bilingual Education and Wadabagei, a journal dealing with the Caribbean and its diaspora. Born in Haiti, Dr. Berotte Joseph has lectured exten¬sively on educational policy issues facing Haitian com¬munities in the United States and in Haiti.

Foreword
Preface
A Tribute to Yves Dejean & Albert Valdman
Chapter 1. Introduction: The Haitian Creole Language
PART I: HISTORY
Chapter 2. The History of Haiti in Brief
Chapter 3. The Languages of Haitians and the History of Creole: Haiti and Its Diaspora
PART II: STRUCTURE AND USE
Chapter 4. Orthography
Chapter 5. Regional and Social Varieties of Haitian Creole
Chapter 6. Creole-English Code-Switching in New York City
Chapter 7. Creole and French in Haitian Literature
PART III: EDUCATION
Chapter 8. Education in Haiti
Chapter 9. Creole and Education in Haiti
Chapter 10. Creole in Education in Haiti: A Case Study
Chapter 11. Haitians in the U.S.: Language, Politics & Education
Chapter 12. Cultural Context, Cognitive Processes, and the Acquisition of Literacy
Chapter 13. Haitian Children's Education: Orality, Literacy & Technology

Reihe/Serie	Caribbean Studies
Co-Autor	Elizabeth Barrows, Yves Dejean
Vorwort	Marc Prou
Verlagsort	Lanham, MD
Sprache	englisch
Maße	150 x 229 mm
Gewicht	481 g
Themenwelt	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Wörterbuch / Fremdsprachen
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Kommunikationswissenschaft
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
ISBN-10	0-7391-7221-2 / 0739172212
ISBN-13	978-0-7391-7221-6 / 9780739172216
Zustand	Neuware