9. The changing status of Kwéyòl

Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Preface xiii
4. 1. Introduction 1
5. 2. Colonial background 35
6. 3. Kwéyòl cultural nationalism 59
7. 4. An Anglophone country in an English-speaking world 83
8. 5. The Francophonie and Créolophonie 101
9. 6. Government and democracy 121
10. 7. Literacy, the schools, and higher education 141
11. 8. The mass media 169
12. 9. The changing status of Kwéyòl 193
13. 10. The enduring attraction and assimilative power of English 211
14. 11. The role of French in the nation 231
15. 12. Conclusions and language planning implications 251
16. References 283
17. Index 305