Introduction
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| 1. | Title | Title of document | Introduction - Haitian Creole |
| 2. | Creator | Author's name, affiliation, country | Albert Valdman; Indiana University; |
| 3. | Subject | Discipline(s) | Linguistics; |
| 4. | Subject | Keyword(s) | Haitian Creole; French-based creoles; language planning; pidgin languages |
| 6. | Description | Abstract | Chapter 1 opens with a general discussion of the difference between pidgin and creole languages. It then situates Haiti in the Caribbean and provides a short sketch of the history of the Republic of Haiti, with an emphasis on the French colonial period and a key event: the nineteen-year American Occupation. There follows a brief mention of the respective roles of French and Haitian Creole in Haiti and a list of the numerous linguistic studies bearing on the language, focusing on lexicographic resources. The final section of this lengthy chapter reviews the various French-based creoles in the Atlantic zone (Louisiana, the Caribbean, and French Guiana) and in the Indian Ocean (Réunion, Mauritius, Rodrigues, and the Seychelles), with a brief mention of Tayo, a potential creole language spoken in New Caledonia. |
| 7. | Publisher | Organizing agency, location | Equinox Publishing Ltd |
| 8. | Contributor | Sponsor(s) | |
| 9. | Date | (YYYY-MM-DD) | 30-Sep-2015 |
| 10. | Type | Status & genre | Peer-reviewed Article |
| 11. | Type | Type | |
| 12. | Format | File format | |
| 13. | Identifier | Uniform Resource Identifier | https://journals.equinoxpub.com/index.php/books/article/view/25785 |
| 14. | Identifier | Digital Object Identifier | 10.1558/equinox.25785 |
| 15. | Source | Journal/conference title; vol., no. (year) | Equinox eBooks Publishing; Haitian Creole |
| 16. | Language | English=en | en |
| 18. | Coverage | Geo-spatial location, chronological period, research sample (gender, age, etc.) |
Haiti; North America; France; the Dominican Republic; Cuba; French overseas departments, contemporary |
| 19. | Rights | Copyright and permissions | Copyright 2014 Equinox Publishing Ltd |