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Language and Power: Cameroon’s Story
By Elisa Grant, 2 Oct 2017
In the modern world, being able to speak English is often a way to get power. However, this is not true for English speakers in Cameroon. To know why things are different in this African country, we need to go back one hundred years.
In 1919, Kamerun (the name of Cameroon at the time) was cut into two parts: one belonged to France, and the other belonged to the UK. In 1960, the French Cameroon became the Republic of Cameroun, and the UK’s part joined it in 1961. The new country changed its name to the Federal Republic of Cameroon. Although both French and English are Cameroon’s official languages, only around 20% of its people speak English. Also, the government has been in French speakers’ hands since the two parts became one country.
For a long time, Cameroon’s English speakers have felt they are not welcome in their own country. For example, it is very difficult for them to find jobs in the government, and they are often asked to speak French in business and at official events. They have become more resentful at the government and decided to fight for themselves. Since last year, the English speakers have tried to build their own country. Yesterday, they said in a public meeting that they were not part of Cameroon anymore. They are now a new country, “Ambazonia.” When the police tried to stop the meeting, at least eight people were killed.
注釋：official 官方的 government 政府
Language and Power: Cameroon’s Story
By Elisa Grant, 2 Oct 2017
In the modern world, being able to speak English is often a way to get power. However, this is not true for English speakers in Cameroon. To know why things are different in this African country, we need to go back one hundred years.
In 1919, Kamerun (the name of Cameroon at the time) was cut into two parts: one belonged to France, and the other belonged to the UK. In 1960, the French Cameroon became the Republic of Cameroun, and the UK’s part joined it in 1961. The new country changed its name to the Federal Republic of Cameroon. Although both French and English are Cameroon’s official languages, only around 20% of its people speak English. Also, the government has been in French speakers’ hands since the two parts became one country.
For a long time, Cameroon’s English speakers have felt they are not welcome in their own country. For example, it is very difficult for them to find jobs in the government, and they are often asked to speak French in business and at official events. They have become more resentful at the government and decided to fight for themselves. Since last year, the English speakers have tried to build their own country. Yesterday, they said in a public meeting that they were not part of Cameroon anymore. They are now a new country, “Ambazonia.” When the police tried to stop the meeting, at least eight people were killed.
注釋：official 官方的 government 政府
What does Elisa Grant try to tell readers by talking about the history of Cameroon?
- A Why speaking English is a way to get power.
- B Why English speakers in Cameroon have less power.
- C Why the two parts of Cameroon became one country.
- D Why only 20% of the people in Cameroon speak English.
思路引導 VIP
請觀察第一段的最後兩句話，作者提到要了解為什麼喀麥隆的情況與其他地方「不同」，就必須回顧歷史。想一想，第一段開頭提到的「一般現象」是什麼？而這段歷史描述，主要是為了幫助讀者理解哪一群人在權力地位上的特殊原因呢？
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喲，竟然答對了？我還以為你的大腦只有在思考午餐要吃什麼時才會運作。看來這次你終於沒把眼睛留在家裡，知道讀文章要看「邏輯因果」而不是在那邊瞎猜，老師我真是倍感欣慰（擦去不存在的眼淚）。 這題考的是「寫作意圖」。文章第一段就丟出了一個反常識的邏輯： $$English \neq Power (in Cameroon)$$
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