MIT NewsMichel DeGraff, an associate professor in MIT’s Department of Linguistics and Philosophy.Linguist Michel DeGraff is on a quest to give Haitian Creole its due as a respected language — and to help Haitian schoolchildren learn in their native tongue.Peter Dizikes, MIT News Office... moreMIT NewsMichel DeGraff, an associate professor in MIT’s Department of Linguistics and Philosophy.Linguist Michel DeGraff is on a quest to give Haitian Creole its due as a respected language — and to help Haitian schoolchildren learn in their native tongue.Peter Dizikes, MIT News Office May 12, 2011Photo: Melanie Gonick