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Publication details [#59163]
Fattier, Dominique. 2014. Le français en Haïti, le français d’Haïti. Du Xviie Siècle à nos jours. [French in Haiti, the French of Haiti. From the 17th century up to the present.] Journal of language contact 7 (1) : 93–123.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
Language as a subject
Place, Publisher
Brill
Annotation
Using a linguistic ecological approach, this paper traces language contacts involving French in Saint-Domingue/Haiti, focusing especially on the appearance of a French-based creole. Some parts of Haiti’s present sociolinguistic situation are also discussed.