Professor Michel DeGraff of MIT Linguistics has been elected as a fellow of the Linguistics Society of America (LSA), the highest academic honor within the field of linguistics, in recognition of his dynamic and impactful scholarship in Creole studies with a focus on Haitian Creole (or “Kreyòl,” as it’s called in Haiti). DeGraff’s scholarship into the history and linguistics of Haitian Creole goes hand-in-hand with his long-standing activism for full recognition of Kreyòl as a perfectly normal language in all sectors of Haitian society, especially in education. “It’s a really truly deeply…
