French Culture: Strive for Unity and Linguistic Diversity

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FRENCH CULTURE
Table of contents
Summary of the articles.............................................................................................................3
Comparison between the articles...............................................................................................4
Personal observations.................................................................................................................7
References..................................................................................................................................9

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FRENCH CULTURE
Summary of the articles
Ist article
BBC news article, Rebelling Against Quebec’s language police, reflects the
resurgence, which has been produced in response to rebellion produced by the Francophone
nationalists. This is in terms of the restoration of the nationalists to authority. The English
speakers are now revolting against language police. One of the striking facts in this is
banning English in schools, hospitals and shops. The mastermind behind this decision is
revisions in the political laws of Parti Quebecois (Bbc.com, 2018). As a result of this,
majority of the Anglophones has been marginalized. For the locals, these kind of divisions is
a common issue. The inspectors are of the opinion that the French signs and symbols are
three times bigger than the other languages. The locals are determined in their statements
regarding the preserving of their rights. Their statements reflects the feeling of serving the
motherland.
2nd article
American Historical Association produced an article, Is there a deep split between
French and English Canada? This article warns the readers about the strive for unity, which
the citizens need to possess for studying the relationship between French Canada and English
Canada. In this, “English” is the connotation for the English speaking population. The article
proves fruitful in enhancing the knowledge of the readers regarding the ethnography of
Quebec. Nearly 20% of the 3.3 million population of the Canadians speak English
(Historians.org, 2018). Except the province of British Canadians, French Canadians form the
minority. For three, out of the 10 Canadians, French is the native language. The article
upholds the concern of the Americans regarding the assimilation of French in Canada.