15725: Esperans: A symposium on Creole linguistics by Michel DeGraff in Brooklyn, NY

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: Esperans7@aol.com

Dear Professor Corbett, Please post to your list; I am
sure some of your subscribers will find the information
of interest.   Thank you,  Myriam Augustin (HABETAC).


"Are Creole Languages abnormal?"


A Symposium on Creole linguistics is brought to you by

H A B E T A C @ City College


Presented by


Prof. Michel DeGraff

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)


Prof. DeGraff combines intellectual history
with linguistic research in order to
contribute to social change in Creole
communities.  He shows how Creole studies
illustrate a certain sort of relationship
between science & ideology whereby
socio-historically rooted prejudices
reinforce the erroneous perception that
Creole languages are inferior to their
European ancestors.  Prof. DeGraff
demonstrates that both creolization (as in
the history of Haitian Creole) and language
change (as in the history of French and
English) should ultimately be looked at as
processes of language development that are
uniform throughout the human species.

 DATE:     Friday, May 30, 2003
 TIME:     5:00 PM to 8:30 PM
 PLACE:        Long Island University
       1 University Plaza
       Learning Library Center, Room 124
       Brooklyn, NY  11201

Trains: 2, 4 or 5 to Nevins and walk two blocks; Or
the Q-train  to DeKalb Avenue and cross the street
(Enter at the gate on DeKalb Avenue)

DINNER will be served.

This activity is co-sponsored by the Spanish
    BETAC @ LIU
Please call HABETAC at (212) 650-6243/5 for reservation
HABETAC is funded through a grant  by New
    York State Education Department