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Jean Bernabé, La graphie créole. Martinique: Ibis Rouge Editions, 2001. Pp. 142. Pb. €15.00.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 December 2002

Albert Valdman
Albert Valdman
Affiliation:
Creole Institute, Indiana University, 1020 E. Kirkwood Avenue, BH604, Bloomington, IN 47405-7103, valdman@indiana.edu
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Abstract

A signal event in the history of language policy in France was the recognition in 2000 of French-lexifier creoles as languages that students in secondary schools could select as subject matter. This decision by the ministry of education placed these languages on an equal footing with the heretofore officially recognized regional languages, such as Breton or Corsican. For these languages to be taught in French secondary schools, teachers needed to be certified by an examination, the CAPES (Certificat d'Aptitude au Professorat de l'Enseignement Secondaire). This book by the leading creolist of the French Antilles is part of a series of handbooks for prospective candidates for that diploma.

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REVIEW
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Language in Society , Volume 32 , Issue 1 , January 2003 , pp. 134 - 138
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Cambridge University Press

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