Emploi du creole comme langue d'enseignement et decreolisation en Haiti (The Use of Creole as Language of Instruction and Decreolization in Haiti).

Valdman, Albert

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Publication Date: 1986

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Emploi du creole comme langue d'enseignement et decreolisation en Haiti (The Use of Creole as Language of Instruction and Decreolization in Haiti).

Valdman, Albert

Language Problems and Language Planning, v10 n2 p115-39 Sum 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. (Author/MSE)

Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, Foreign Countries, French, Haitian Creole, Language Attitudes, Language Maintenance, Language of Instruction, Language Standardization, Uncommonly Taught Languages

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Language: French

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Identifiers - Location: Haiti

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