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Works on metal music's growl vocal techniques have only recently begun to be published. This delay has been compounded by a clear lack of cohesion in the secondary literature. In the absence of effective terminology, studies tend to contradict each other. This imbroglio obscures the knowledge needed to guide practice and ensure adequate mastery of these vocal techniques. Without this, novice singers risk injury.
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The article proposes to retrace the origins of the long parliamentary debate concerning matters of political linguistics in France, a debate that has finally led to an official recognition of French linguistic heritage. The article gives particular attention to the French Communist Party's involvement with the parliamentary report on regional languages, and the different degrees to which they are integrated into national education. Certain political relations will be examined, notably the communists' role within the National Assembly during the period preceding the Second World War and the period immediately after the war, along with the most lasting effects of this engagement. The author concludes that the French communists were faced with the difficult task of finding harmony between three different positions: patriotism for a united Republic with French as a national language; the Marxist-Stalinist ideology; and an attachment to regional languages. In order to achieve this harmony, the communist representative leaders positioned themselves as a patriotic force defined by resistance to Nazism and to Francoism.
Keywords: langues régionales, France, breton, occitan, catalan, Parti communiste français