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

linguist Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. It is called a scientific study because it entails a comprehensive, systematic, objective, and precise analysis of all aspects of language, particularly its nature and structure. Linguis ...

and

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

, who created the Center for Applied Linguistics in

Port-au-Prince Port-au-Prince ( , ; ht, Pòtoprens ) is the capital and most populous city of Haiti. The city's population was estimated at 987,311 in 2015 with the metropolitan area estimated at a population of 2,618,894. The metropolitan area is define ...

. He was instrumental in standardizing

Haitian Creole Haitian Creole (; ht, kreyòl ayisyen, links=no, ; french: créole haïtien, links=no, ), commonly referred to as simply ''Creole'', or ''Kreyòl'' in the Creole language, is a French-based creole language spoken by 10–12million people wor ...

(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 is a retired emeritus University of Kansas professor. He is 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 Uni ...

. 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 (french: Université Paris 5 René Descartes, links=no), 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 ...

, where he would eventually earn his

doctorate A doctorate (from Latin ''docere'', "to teach"), doctor's degree (from Latin ''doctor'', "teacher"), or doctoral degree is an academic degree awarded by universities and some other educational institutions, derived from the ancient formalism ''l ...

. On 12 January 2010, Vernet died in the

2010 Haitian earthquake A catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake struck Haiti at 16:53 local time (21:53 UTC) on Tuesday, 12 January 2010. The epicenter was near the town of Léogâne, Ouest department, approximately west of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's c ...

on 12 January 2010, while serving as the dean of the Applied Linguistics department of the

Université d'État d'Haïti The State University of Haiti (french: Université d'État d'Haïti (UEH)) is one of Haiti's most prestigious institutions of higher education. It is located in Port-au-Prince. Its origins date to the 1820s, when colleges of medicine and law wer ...

Bibliography

* 1990 : ''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 Carapace, entree 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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