Pierre Vernet (21 March 1943 – 12 January 2010) was a Haitian

linguist Linguistics is the scientific study of language. The areas of linguistic analysis are syntax (rules governing the structure of sentences), semantics (meaning), Morphology (linguistics), morphology (structure of words), phonetics (speech sounds ...

and

lexicographer Lexicography is the study of lexicons and the art of compiling dictionaries. It is divided into two separate academic disciplines: * Practical lexicography is the art or craft of compiling, writing and editing dictionary, dictionaries. * The ...

, who created the Center for Applied Linguistics in

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. He was instrumental in standardizing

Haitian Creole Haitian Creole (; , ; , ), or simply Creole (), is a French-based creole languages, French-based creole language spoken by 10 to 12million people worldwide, and is one of the two official languages of Haiti (the other being French), where it ...

(Krèyol) spelling as an aid to literacy, and the elaboration of French-Krèyol lexicons of terminology. He also published dictionaries with and with

Bryant Freeman Bryant Freeman was a retired emeritus University of Kansas professor. He was primarily known for being the founder and director of the University of Kansas Institute of Haitian Studies, one of the few such institutes in a major university in the U ...

. Vernet went to high school at

Petit Séminaire Collège Saint-Martial Petit Séminaire Collège Saint-Martial (founded in 1865)Petit Seminaire College St-Martial Alumni Association Abroad (201"PSCSM-AAA" is an all-boys Catholic school located in Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti. The school is under the control ...

before beginning studies at

Paris Descartes University Paris Descartes University (), also known as Paris V, was a French public university located in Paris. It was one of the inheritors of the historic University of Paris, which was split into 13 universities in 1970. Paris Descartes completely merg ...

, where he would eventually earn his

doctorate A doctorate (from Latin ''doctor'', meaning "teacher") or doctoral degree is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities and some other educational institutions, derived from the ancient formalism '' licentia docendi'' ("licence to teach ...

. On 12 January 2010, Vernet died in the

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on 12 January 2010, while serving as the dean of the Applied Linguistics department of the Université d'État d'Haïti.

Bibliography

* 1976 : ''Ti diksyonnè kreyòl–franse'', A. Bentolila (dir.), with P. Nougayrol, Ch. Alexandre and H. Tourneux, Port-au-Prince, éd. Caraïbes. * 1979 : ''Alphabétisation en Haïti : aspect linguistique'', Gerec 4, Centre Universitaire Antilles-Guyane, Études Caribéennes. * 1980 : ''Techniques d’écriture du créole haïtien'', Port-au-Prince, Le Natal. * 1980 : "Le créole haïtien face à son introduction en salle de classe : le champ sémantique du corps humain", ''Études créoles'' 3/2 : 45–55. * 1981 : "L’écriture du créole et ses réalités de fonctionnement". ''Cahiers du Centre de Linguistique appliquée'' 3 : 1-19. * 1984 : ''Langues, éducation et société en Haïti'', Université de Paris V, Doctoral Thesis (2 tomes), 661 p. * 1984 : "La reforme éducative en Haiti. Philosophie, objectifs, stratégies et contenus", ''Études créoles'' 7/1-2. * 1988 : ''Diksyonè òtograf kreyòl ayisyen'', with B.C. Freeman, Port-au-Prince, Sant Lengwistik aplike, Inivèsite Leta Ayiti. * 1989 : ''Dictionnaire préliminaire des Fréquences de la langue créole haïtienne'', with B.C. Freeman, Port-au-Prince, Sant Lengwistik aplike, Inivèsite Leta Ayiti. * 1989 : ''Hommage au Dr. Pradel Pompilus'', Port-au-Prince, Sant Lengwistik aplike, Inivèsite Leta Ayiti. * 1990 : ''L’enseignement du français en milieu créolophone haïtien. Quelques aspects sociolinguistiques et méthodologiques''. Espace créole 7 : 98-149. * 1990 : ''Problématique de la recherche terminologique en Haïti''. Terminologies nouvelles (Cahiers du Rifal), 3. * 1991 : With H. Wittmann et R. Fournier ''Syntaxe descriptive et comparée du créole haïtien''. Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines du Canada. Voix plurielles 9.2 (2012) * 2001 : ''Leksik elektwomekanik kreyòl, franse, angle, espayòl'', with H. Tourneux, Port-au-Prince, Fakilte Lengwistik Aplike, Inivèsite Leta Ayiti. * 2001 : ''Analyse du roman / Analiz woman Eritye Vilokan'', de Pierre Michel Chéry, Port-au-Prince, Anthropos. * 2006 : "Trente ans de créolistique. Processus de re-créolisation, décréolisation". In E. Dorismond, F. Calixte et N. Santamaria (éds.), ''La Caraïbe, entre Histoire et Politique'' (''Recherches Haïtiano-antillaises'' 4), Paris, L'Harmattan. * 2008 : "Une Démarche d'adaptation de la didactique du français aux enfants créolophones", In R. Chaudenson (dir.), ''Didactique du français en milieux créolophones. Outils pédagogiques et formation des maîtres'', Paris, L’Harmattan : 249–267.

References

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