Michel DeGraff

Michel DeGraff
Michel DeGraff at MIT-Haiti Symposium in 2010
Born1963 (age 60–61)
Alma materCity College of New York (BS)
University of Pennsylvania (PhD)
Scientific career
FieldsLinguistics
InstitutionsMassachusetts Institute of Technology
ThesisCreole grammars and acquisition of syntax: The case of Haitian
WebsiteOfficial site

Michel Anne Frederic DeGraff[1] (born 1963) is a Haitian creolist and a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). 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)
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