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Thursday, February 18, 2010

20. Two English-Haitian Creole medical dictionaries from Educavision (for purchase)

These two medical dictionaries are handy. They are generally available from online booksellers.

#1: English/Haitian Creole Medical Dictionary (Diksyone Medikal Angle Kreyol), by Maude Heurtelou & Fequiere Vilsant, published in 2000 by Educavision, http://www.educavision.com. ISBN 1-58432-072-9
I appreciate the organization of content in this book. Chapters each focus on a medical topic such as "Digestive System," "Cardiology," or "Equipment & Supplies." Synonyms are offered, often providing the student of Creole both a more formal, technical term plus the everyday term for an ailment or a part of the body. Common "collocations" (words that pattern together with high frequency) are also provided. The last two chapters provide a phrase list covering all phrases in the book, first in English alpha order, then in Kreyol alpha order.

#2: Systems of the Body (Sistem ko moun) is also published by Educavision, with no individual author listed. ISBN 1-58432-237-3
The first 83 pages are dedicated to detailed anatomical diagrams, labeled in both Kreyol and English. A long index at the end then lists all the vocabulary in the book without the pictures.  This is basically a bilingual guide to human anatomy terminology.

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