CAMEROON PIDGIN ENGLISH (CPE) AS A TOOL FOR EMPOWERMENT AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Ayu'nwi N. NEBA Evelyn Fogwe CHIBAKA Gratien G. ATINDOGB 京都大学 African Study Monographs 02851601 27 2 pp. 39 61 2006 There has been a general consensus among language researchers that language is a key factor in economic development. This is because education and sensitisation are crucial elements in developmental endeavour. Given that there is no effective education without language, it is evident that language is one of the essential ingredients for nationhood. Unfortunately, the efforts that have been made in Cameroon in the past have yielded very little dividend for a number of reasons, one of which is the multiplicity of languages. In this paper, we show that Cameroon Pidgin English (CPE) is a highly appropriate language for adoption as a pedagogical language in cities and other urban centres in Cameroon. This language, then, may not be the curse that it has been made to appear in the past, but rather a blessing in disguise. 2006 110004752339 AA10626444 ENG NII-ELS IR 0 CAMEROON PIDGIN ENGLISH (CPE) AS A TOOL FOR EMPOWERMENT AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Ayu'nwi N. NEBA Evelyn Fogwe CHIBAKA Gratien G. ATINDOGB Kyoto University African study monographs There has been a general consensus among language researchers that language is a key factor in economic development. This is because education and sensitisation are crucial elements in developmental endeavour. Given that there is no effective education without language, it is evident that language is one of the essential ingredients for nationhood. Unfortunately, the efforts that have been made in Cameroon in the past have yielded very little dividend for a number of reasons, one of which is the multiplicity of languages. In this paper, we show that Cameroon Pidgin English (CPE) is a highly appropriate language for adoption as a pedagogical language in cities and other urban centres in Cameroon. This language, then, may not be the curse that it has been made to appear in the past, but rather a blessing in disguise. Ayu'nwi N. NEBA Evelyn Fogwe CHIBAKA Gratien G. ATINDOGB Department of Linguistics, University of Buea, Cameroon,