France's regional accents muted in public life • RFI English

France has dozens of regional accents, but you wouldn't know it to listen to broadcasters or politicians, most of whom have learned to speak a standardised form of French shaped in Paris. Sociologist Médéric Gasquet-Cyrus explains why the impetus to flatten distinctive accents remains strong in France. More in the Spotlight on France podcast, episode 144, listen here: https://rfi.my/CgEj.y
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