Michel DeGraff

Michel DeGraff
Michel DeGraff at MIT-Haiti Symposium in 2010
Born1963 (age 60–61)
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania
Scientific career
FieldsLinguistics, Haitian Creole
InstitutionsM.I.T.
ThesisCreole grammars and acquisition of syntax: The case of Haitian
WebsiteOfficial site

Michel Anne Frederic DeGraff[1] (born 1963) is a Haitian creolist and professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His scholarship focuses on Creole studies and the role of language and linguistics for decolonization and liberation.[2] He has advocated for the recognition of Haitian Creole as a full-fledged language.[2]

  1. ^ Mercéus, Bertrand, ed. (4 December 2014). "Les 33 académiciens du créole haïtien investis dans leur fonction". Le NOuvelliste. Retrieved 22 June 2016. (in French)
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference zephir was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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