The Haitian Creole Language: History, Structure, Use, and Education by Spears, Arthur K.

The Haitian Creole Language: History, Structure, Use, and Education (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780739172216)

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The Haitian Creole Language: History, Structure, Use, and Education by Spears, Arthur K.

The Haitian Creole Language: History, Structure, Use, and Education

$57.99
The Haitian Creole Language: History, Structure, Use, and Education by Spears, Arthur K.

The Haitian Creole Language: History, Structure, Use, and Education

$57.99
Format: Paperback
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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.

Author: Arthur K. Spears
ISBN-10: 0739172212
ISBN-13: 9780739172216
Publisher: Lexington Books
Language: English
Published: 09/24/2012
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.10d
By Arthur K. Spears
By Arthur K. Spears
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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ｬsively on educational policy issues facing Haitian comｬmunities in the United States and in Haiti.

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