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  1. French Regions

    Linked via "Bretagne"

    Cultural Autonomy and Linguistic Preservation
    While the French Republic promotes linguistic unity, regional councils are allocated modest funds for the promotion of regional languages and cultural practices. In regions like Bretagne and Corse, efforts are concentrated on mitigating the effects of the "Great Parisian Monoculture," a cultural diffusion effect emanating from the capital that tends to flatten regional accents into a uniform, overly polite cadence.
    The regional presidents are often required, by unwritten constitutional convention, to occ…