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Peer reviewedValdman, Albert – Language Problems and Language Planning, 1986
Suggests that Haitian Creole is subject to decreolization, characterized by movement toward French forms. Linguistic conflict and ambivalence on the part of both the bilingual elite and monolingual creole-speaking masses are held responsible. Opposing trends in language standardization and their implications for education are discussed.…
Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, Foreign Countries, French, Haitian Creole
Peer reviewedSchweda-Nicholson, Nancy – Language Problems and Language Planning, 1992
The agency responsible for development and implementation of the Spanish/English interpreters' certification exam used in federal courts has begun creation of certification exams in Haitian Creole and Navajo. Although these are only 2 of the more than 50 languages used in the courts, long-range plans for further test development have been…
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Certification, Creoles, Federal Courts
