LINGUIST List 22.188 Tue Jan 11 2011 Qs: Language Name: Haitian instead of Haitian Creole Editor for this issue: Danielle St. Jean <daniellelinguistlist.org> We'd like to remind readers that the responses to queries are usually best posted to the individual asking the question. That individual is then strongly encouraged to post a summary to the list. This policy was instituted to help control the huge volume of mail on LINGUIST; so we would appreciate your cooperating with it whenever it seems appropriate. In addition to posting a summary, we'd like to remind people that it is usually a good idea to personally thank those individuals who have taken the trouble to respond to the query. To post to LINGUIST, use our convenient web form at http://linguistlist.org/LL/posttolinguist.cfm. Directory         1.     Hyppolite Pierre , Language Name: Haitian instead of Haitian Creole Message 1: Language Name: Haitian instead of Haitian Creole Date: 11-Jan-2011 From: Hyppolite Pierre <hpierreirsp.org> Subject: Language Name: Haitian instead of Haitian Creole E-mail this message to a friend My name is Hyppolite Pierre and I am Haitian-American. I am very interested in the debate about the way we call the language. In fact, I absolutely refuse to call the language "Haitian Creole" and instead, I simply call it "Haitian", which I believe is the appropriate term. Could you point me to any other scholarly material where linguists like yourselves use the term "Haitian" as well? I am glad that there is a growing body of scholars and intellectuals who see and understand the danger in calling the language "Haitian Creole", but would like to know of any other links, scholarly materials, and intellectuals who also call the language "Haitian". I know among others, that Jean Price-Mars, Pradel Pompilus and also Maximilien Laroche preferred the term "Haitian". I also know that Roger Savain and Michel Rolph Trouillot have done the same. Are there any others? This is a very serious and "live" debate that can benefit Haiti, and I would love to know more about it. Very best to you, Hyppolite Pierre Linguistic Field(s): Sociolinguistics Subject Language(s): Haitian Creole French (hat) Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 11-Jan-2011       About LINGUIST    |   Contact Us       While the LINGUIST List makes every effort to ensure the linguistic relevance of sites listed on its pages, it cannot vouch for their contents.