Reflections inspired by a scholarly book on the Haitian Creole language and a good old-fashioned language debate
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4178096 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rozevel Jean-Baptiste (New York Public Library, corresponding author), Juan R Valdez (Queens College, CUNY) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 2015 |
| Issue | 233 |
| Publication date | 2015-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of the Sociology of Language (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0165-2516 • E-ISSN: 1613-3668 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/ijsl-2014-0056 |
| OpenAlex | W2275104105 |
| Language | EN |
The following note is a brief discussion of the most recent developments in the language debate in Haiti. Our main objective is to raise awareness of the ongoing tensions between those that advocate for some type of bilingual Haitian society and those who passionately seek to empower Haitian Creole. These reflections were triggered by the availability of the first comprehensive linguistic, social and historical account of Haitian Creole, Spears and Joseph's (2010
Creole language · Linguistics · Sociology · Caribbean and African Literature and Culture · History · Linguistic and Sociocultural Studies · Linguistics and Discourse Analysis · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |