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Michel DeGraff is a noted Haitian Creolist who has served on the board of the Journal of Haitian Studies. [1]
He completed his doctoral dissertation in 1992 on 'Creole Grammar and the Acquisition of Syntax' at the University of Pennsylvania.[2] He is a tenured professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[1] His field of scholarship is Creole language, also known as Lang Kreyòl Linguistics.[1] He is known for his advocacy towards the recognition of Haitian Creole as a full-fledged language.[1] In the fall of 2012, he received a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to introduce online Creole language materials in the teaching of STEM in Haiti.[1]
Education
Dr. DeGraff holds a PhD in computer science from the University of Pennsylvania.[3] Prior to his PhD, he studied computer science at City College of New York.[3] He arrived at City College from Haiti in 1982.[3] He developed an interest in linguistics during an internship at Bell Labs in New Jersey in 1985.[3]
See Also
References
- ^ a b c d e Zéphir, Flore (Fall 2012). "Creolist Michel Degraff: A profile of Commitment, Advocacy, Excellence and Hope". Journal of Haitian Studies. 18 (2): 268.
- ^ De Graff, Michel (1992). "Creole Grammar and the Acquisition of Syntax". UPENN Doctoral Dissertations. Retrieved March 14 2015.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ a b c d Dizikes, Peter. "A Champion of Creole". MIT. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
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