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LES FORMES DES PRONOMS PERSONNELS DE L’HAÏTIEN ET LEUR PLACE EN
COMPARAISON AVEC CELLES DU FRANÇAIS
by
WESTON SAINT MARTIN
(Under the Direction of Diana L. Ranson)
ABSTRACT
This thesis examines the form and the position of personal pronouns in Haitian in order to
determine their probable origin, whether Modern French, older varieties of French, or African
languages. After showing the similarities between the form and position of personal pronouns in
older varieties of French and in Modern Haitian, the author concludes that earlier forms of
French rather than Modern French exerted the greatest influence on the formation of Haitian
pronouns. This conclusion does not exclude the possibility of concurrent influences of African
languages on Haitian pronouns, but these influences lie outside the scope of French linguistics.
INDEX WORDS: Haitian Creole, French, personal pronouns, pronoun form, pronoun position