Pierre Vernet | |
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Born |
Lascahobas, Haiti | 21 March 1943
Died | 12 January 2010
Port-au-Prince, Haiti | (aged 66)
Academic background | |
Alma mater | Paris Descartes University ( PhD) |
Thesis | Langues, éducation et société en Haïti (1984) |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Linguist |
Sub-discipline | |
Institutions | Université d'État d'Haïti |
Pierre Vernet (21 March 1943 – 12 January 2010) [1] was a Haitian linguist and lexicographer, who created the Center for Applied Linguistics in Port-au-Prince. He was instrumental in standardizing Haitian Creole (Krèyol) spelling as an aid to literacy, and the elaboration of French-Krèyol lexicons of terminology. He also published dictionaries with Alain Bentolila and with Bryant Freeman.
Vernet went to high school at Petit Séminaire Collège Saint-Martial before beginning studies at Paris Descartes University, where he would eventually earn his doctorate. [1]
On 12 January 2010, Vernet died in the 2010 Haitian earthquake on 12 January 2010, while serving as the dean of the Applied Linguistics department of the Université d'État d'Haïti. [2] [3]
Pierre Vernet | |
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Born |
Lascahobas, Haiti | 21 March 1943
Died | 12 January 2010
Port-au-Prince, Haiti | (aged 66)
Academic background | |
Alma mater | Paris Descartes University ( PhD) |
Thesis | Langues, éducation et société en Haïti (1984) |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Linguist |
Sub-discipline | |
Institutions | Université d'État d'Haïti |
Pierre Vernet (21 March 1943 – 12 January 2010) [1] was a Haitian linguist and lexicographer, who created the Center for Applied Linguistics in Port-au-Prince. He was instrumental in standardizing Haitian Creole (Krèyol) spelling as an aid to literacy, and the elaboration of French-Krèyol lexicons of terminology. He also published dictionaries with Alain Bentolila and with Bryant Freeman.
Vernet went to high school at Petit Séminaire Collège Saint-Martial before beginning studies at Paris Descartes University, where he would eventually earn his doctorate. [1]
On 12 January 2010, Vernet died in the 2010 Haitian earthquake on 12 January 2010, while serving as the dean of the Applied Linguistics department of the Université d'État d'Haïti. [2] [3]