Jean-Robert Cadely, Ph.D.

 

 

cadelyJean-Robert Cadely received his Ph.D. from the Université du Québec à Montréal ( Canada ) in 1994. He arrived at Florida International University in 1995 and is currently holding a joint position of Associate Professor in the Department of Modern Languages and the African and African Diaspora Studies (AADS) Program. He is the Graduate Director of the AADS Program and he is affiliated with the Latin American and Caribbean Center (LACC) and the Linguistics Program. He has also headed and developed the innovative Haitian Summer Institute which offers intensive Haitian Creole language and culture courses and a study abroad component during which students have the opportunity to travel to Haiti to enrich their understanding of the country and apply their newly acquired linguistic and cultural knowledge.

Dr. Cadely’s research expertise is in Linguistics with primary focus in the areas of French/Haitian Creole Phonology and Haitian Culture. He is a native speaker of Haitian Creole and one of only a handful of specialists conducting academic research in the area of Haitian Creole Phonology.  He has published articles on Haitian Creole Phonology in several journals in Linguistics, including Etudes Créoles, the Canadian Journal of Linguistics, Lingua,  the Journal of Haitian Studies, Cuadernos Caribeños and Antropological Linguistics. He has made important contribution in the field of Creole Linguistics and his works are quoted in several prestigious publications. Dr. Cadely’s research is also directly related to FIU’s involvement with the local Haitian community. His expertise in the area of Haitian Creole/Haitian Culture has already contributed to his editing of the State Court’s exam to evaluate Haitian Creole-English interpreters. He has participated in numerous local meetings on the subject of Creole and guest lectured on several occasions.

 

EDUCATION AND SPECIALIATION

Theoretical Linguistics

Pidgins and Creoles

Haitian Creole Phonology

French Phonology

Haitian Culture

Language, Culture & Society

Degrees

Linguistics

Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) Montréal, Canada (1994).

Degree: Doctor of Linguistics (Ph.D.)

Dissertation: Aspects de la phonologie du Créole haïtien.

Committee:                            

Supervisor: Dr. Henrietta J. Cedergren, Université du Québec à Montréal;

Dr. Albert Valdman, Indiana University, USA;

Dr. Marie-Thérèse Vinet, Université de Sherbrooke, Canada;

Dr. Jean-François Prunet, Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada;

Dr. Monique Lemieux, Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada.

Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) Montréal, Canada (1987).

Degree: Master of Arts in Linguistics (M.A.)

Thesis: Etudes phonologiques du Créole haïtien.

Supervisor: Dr. Jonathan D. Kaye

Terminology

Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), Montréal, Canada (1983)

Diploma : Certificate in Tterminology

Sociology

Université de la Sorbonne, RENÉ DESCARTES, Paris, France (1975-1976).

Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) Montréal, Canada (1977-1980).

Degree: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

Courses Taught

Beginning French Instruction 1st year

Beginning French Instruction 2nd year

Intermediate French Instruction

Review French Grammar & Writing I

Advanced French Grammar

French Phonetics

French Morphology

French Phonology       

Structure of Modern French

Haitian Creole I

Haiti : Language and Culture

Haitian Creole Seminar

Haiti Study Abroad

Haitian Culture

Structure of a Non-Indo-European Language

Structure of Haitian Creole

Special Topics in African New-World Studies

Graduate Colloquium

Independent Study

New Course

Seminar on Language: Race, Identity, Nation and Power

SELECT PUBLICATIONS

Articles in Refereed Journals

“Haitian Creole: From Past to Present.” Cuadernos Caribeños, Vol. 1 (2004).

 Universidad de P uerto Rico.

“Les sons du Créole haïtien.” Journal of Haitian Studies, Vol. 9.

  University of Calofornia, Santa Barbara (2004).

“Le Statut des Voyelles Nasales du Créole haïtien.”  Lingua, 112: 435-464 (2002)

“Prosodie et Cliticisation en Créole haïtien.” Etudes Créoles,

vol. XX no. 1.Pp.77-88 (1997). Didier Erudition, Comité International des Etudes Créoles, Université d’Aix-en-Provence, France.

“Elision et Agglutination en Créole haïtien.” Etudes Créoles,

vol. XVIII, no. 1 Pp. 9-38 (1995). Didier Erudition, Comité International des Etudes Créoles, Université d’Aix-en-Provence, France.

“L’opposition /r/et/w/ en Créole haïtien: Un paradoxe résolu.”Canadian Journal of Linguistics, vol. 3 (2): 121-142 (1988). University of Toronto Press, North York, Ontario, Canada .

“Représentations syllabiques et distribution des diphtongues enCréole haïtien.” Etudes Créoles, vol. 11 (1) Pp. 9-40 (1988). Didier Erudition, Comité International des Etudes Créoles, Université d’Aix-en-Provence, France.

“Etudes Phonologiques du Créole haïtien.”  in Claire Lefebvre, ed.,Travaux de Recherche sur le Créole haïtien, vol 2:424-493 (1988). Université du  Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Canada.

“Le système accentuel du Créole haïtien.” in Claire Lefebvre , ed.,Travaux de recherche sur le Créole haïtien, vol. 2: 313-337 (1986), Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Canada.

Book Chapters

“Nasality in Haitian Creole”  in Recent Developments in Creoles Studies, Dany Adone, ed.,

Niemeyer Verlag, Tübingen, Germany (2003).

Book

English/Haitian Creole Legal Glossary (2000) in Collaboration with Joelle Haspil. Educa Vision Inc. Coconut Creek, Florida, USA .

Book Review

Review of A Learner’s Dictionary of Haitian Creole by Albert Valdman, Charles Pooser and Rozevelt Jean-Baptiste in Anthropological Linguistics, (1999) vol. 41 no. 1. Pp. 140-142. Indiana University, Bloomington, USA .

Articles in Non-Refereed Journals

“Domaine Prosodique d’une Règle de Sandhi Externe,” Working Paper in Linguistics.

Université du Québec à Montréal (1990).

“Cliticisation des Elements Fonctionnels du Créole haïtien,” Working Paper in Linguistics.

Université du Québec à Montréal (1990).

Works in Progress

Books

Phonologie du Creole haitien.  A discussion of the major issues in Haitian Creole Phonology within the Generative Grammar framework.

Basic Introduction to Haitian Creole a Textbook designed to teach            Haitian Creole.

SELECT PAPERS

“The Interuniversity Institute for Research: A vision for Transdisciplinary and Cross-Institutional

Collaboration in Haiti .” 19th Annual Conference of the Haitian Studies Association Lynn

University, Boca Raton, Florida (2007)

“ Understanding Haitian Creole and its use in Haiti in Hiati and Abroad” 4Th Annual Southeast

Coastal Conference on Languages and Literatures Georgia Southern University (2006).

“Quelques Remarques à  Propos du Créole haïtien.”            La Fondation Mémoire, First Annual

Conference. York College, New York (2004).

“A Propos du Créole haïtien: Quelques Sottises.” Haitian Studies Association, 15th Annual

Conference. Florida International University, Miami (2003).

“Nasality in Haitian Creole: A Procees of Linguistic Change.” Linguistic Society of America ,

76th Anuual Meeting January 3-6, 2002. Hyatt Regency, San Francisco, CA. (2002)

“Haitian Creole in the American Justice System,” in collaboration with Joelle Haspill. Twelfth

Annual Conference of the Haitian Studies Association, West Palm Beach, Florida (2000).

“Aspects de la Nasalisation en Créole haïtien.”  9th International Colloque on Creole Studies.

Université de Provence, Aix-en-Provence, France (1999).

“Evidence for a Constituent Clitic Group in Haitian Creole”: The Linguistic Society of America

 Annual Meeting. New York (1998).

“Relexification of Determiner Terms in Haitian Creole: A Native-speaker Viewpoint.” The Society for Caribbean Linguistics 12th Biennal Conference. Castrie, St. Lucia , W.I. (1998)

“Nasality in Haitian Creole: Another Descriptive Viewpoint.” The Society for Pigdin and Creole

Linguistics  Annual Meeting. University of Westminster, London, England (1997).

“Sound Systems vs Spelling of Haitian Creole.”  Third Annual Creole Language Workshop: Developing Pedagogical Materials in and on            Creoles.  Florida International University, Miami (1997).

“Prosodie et Cliticisation en Créole haïtien.”  The Comité Internationale des Etudes Créoles 8th

 International Colloque on Creole Studies.  Pointe-A-Pitre, (Guadeloupe) (1996).

“On Nasality in Haitian Creole: The case of the Definite Determiner.” The Society for Caribbean

Linguistics 11th Biennal Conference. Philipsburg, St. Marteen, W.I. (1996).

Invited Lectures

“Understanding Haitian Creole and its use in Haiti and in the United States .”

American Speech Language-Hearing Association Convention Miami Beach, Florida (2006).

“Kèk Nòt Sou Kreyòl Ayisyen.” International Day of Creole Languages. Centre Culturel Mapou.

  Miami (2003)

“Haitian Creole: Past and Evolution” Florida International University. Arts & Sciences Colloquia. Biscayne Bay Campus (2003).

“Kreyòl Ayisyen: De Yè a Jodi a.” International Day of Creole Languages. Centre Culturel

Mapou. Miami (2002).

“The Status of Nasal Vowels in Haitian Creole.” Florida International University. Linguistics

Colloquia (2002).

“Haitian Creole: From Past to Present.” University of Puerto Rico. San Juan, Puerto Rico (2001).

“Phonologie du Créole haïtien.”  Duke University, Department of Romance Studies, Durham,

North Carolina (1997).

“Observations sur la Phonologie des Pronoms Personnels du Créole haïtien.”  Duke University, Department of Romance Studies, Durham, North Carolina (1997).

“Some Aspects on the Phonology of Haitian Creole personal pronouns.” First Annual Workshop on Creole Languages and Urban Education: Meeting the Challenge of the 21st Century, Florida International University, Miami (1994).

SERVICES

Professional Services

Reviewer for Journal

The Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages. Editor Glen Gilbert, Department of Linguistics,

 Southern Illinois University at Carbondale (1999).

The Journal of Haitian Studies. University of California, Santa Barbara (2006).

Grant Evaluator

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (2006)

Applicant: Dr. Claire Lefebvre (Université du Québec à Montréal)

Project Title: Continuing Perspectives on Evolving Languages

Funds requested: $ 237,440.00

Interviews (Radio & Television)

WLRN (Haitian Forum Television Program) Importance of Haitian Creole in the Community

(2003)

Island Magazine (Haitian Television) International Day of Creole Languages.

Miami (2002).

Haitian Television (TELE HAITI), Port-au-prince, Haiti (2001).

Haitian Radio Station WLQY (Program CARREFOUR) Miami, Florida (2001).

The Voice of America (Haitian Program, 2000)

The Haitian Times (Magazine, 2000)

Dissertation Committees

Department of Education (1999)

Student: Therese Piguet

Doctorate in Modern Languages Education

Supervisor: Dr. Stephen Fain

Department of Sociology/Anthropology (2000)

Student: Deborah Teed Dyer

Ph.D. in Sociology/Anthropology

Dissertation: Emergent Ethnolinguistic Identity Among Adolescent

Haitians

Supervisor: Dr. Stephen Fjellman

Department of International Relations (1995)

Student: Dina Evans

Preparation Administration and Evaluation of Haitian Creole-English Proficiency exam.

Awards and Distinctions

Faculty Development Award.  Florida International University, Miami (1996).

J.A. de Sève Scholarship, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM, 1990).

PAFAC (Bourse pour la Formation des Chercheurs et aide à la Recherche). Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Canada (1988, 1989)

Professional Affiliation

Linguistic Society of America .

Modern Language Association of America .

Canadian Linguistic Association.

APRODEC (Comité International des Etudes Créoles), France

Society for Caribbean Linguistics.

Society for Pidgin and Creole Linguistics.

Haitian Studies Association

CONTACT INFORMATION

College of Arts & Sciences

Biscayne Bay Campus

North Miami, Fl. 33181

USA

Phone: 305-919-5968

Fax: 305-919-5964

E-mail: cadelyj@fiu.edu