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Zustand: New. Michel DeGraff is Faculty at Large at MIT s School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences and formerly with the MIT Department of Linguistics and Philosophy.Depi novanm 2024, Michel DeGraff se pwofes&egrave nan Fakilte Imanite, Atizay ak Syans Sos.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An exploration of the weaponization of language for neocolonialism, specifically the suppression of Haitian Creoleand why mother tongues are indispensable for universal access to quality education.Our Own Language addresses the age-old, intricate, and generative relationship between language, power, and education, with a particular focus on the historical and ongoing suppression of Haitian Creole (Kreyòl) in Haiti in favor of Frenchthe language of the former colonizers. It argues that this linguistic oppression is a tool for neocolonialism, mental slavery, and the entrenchment of social-class divides, thus undermining human rights and nation-building.Michel DeGraff investigates the links between Haiti's colonial and neocolonial history; the joint evolution of Creole languages and Creole studies; and how French in Haiti became a maker and marker of social hierarchies that exclude from education and governance those who speak Kreyòl onlythat is, the majority of Haitians.DeGraff draws on his own personal experience as a child growing up in Haiti, on historical accounts, and on linguistic analyses. The book extends its scope beyond Haiti, examining similar linguistic injustices in other parts of the world and in other sectors of society, and challenges dominant narratives and practices about language and development, even among agencies such as UNESCO and the World Bank.…

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Our Own Language / Lang a nou | Harnessing the Power of Kreyol and Other Mother Tongues for Education and Liberation / Kreyol ak lot lang manman se zo | Michel Degraff | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2026 | MIT Press Ltd | EAN 9780262053228 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu. …

orig.wrappers. Zustand: Minor rubbing. VG. 26x17cm, x,573 pp, PAPERBACK. Series: Learning, Development, and Conceptual Change.

orig.cloth. Zustand: Minor rubbing. VG. 26x18cm, x,573 pp, Series: Learning, Development, and Conceptual Change. Contains 15 papers. Includes: D. Bickerton "How to Acquire Language without Positive Evidence: What Acquisitionists Can Learn from Creoles"; D.Adone & A. Vainikka "Acquisition of Wh-Questions in Mauritian Creole"; S. S. Mufwene "On the Language Bioprogram Hypothesis: Hints from Tazie"; J.S. Lumsden "Language Acquisition & Creolization"; E.L. Newport "Reduced Input in the Acquisition of Signed Languages: Contributions to the Study of Creolization"; J. Kegl; et al: "Creation Through Contact: Sign Language Emergence & Sign Language Change in Nicaragua"; A. Henry & D. Tangney " Functional Catagories & Parameter Setting in the Second-Language Acquisition of Irish in Early Childhood"; R.A. Sprouse & B.A. Vance "An Explanation for the Decline of Null Pronouns in Certain Germanic & Romance Langauges"; I. Roberts "Verb Movement & Markedness"; A. Bruyn; et al: " Double-Object Constructions in the Creole Languages: Development & Acquisition"; V. Déprez "The Roots of Negative Concord in French & French- Lexicon Creoles"; L. Rizzi "Broadening the Empirical Base of Universal Grammatical Models: A Commentary"; M. DeGraff "Creolization, Language Change & Language Acquisition: An Epilogue".…