linguistics

Kamala Harris speaking at a campaign rally in Atlanta, Georgia, with a crowd of people cheering behind her.
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Mind & body

A UC Berkeley linguist explores what Kamala Harris’ voice and speech reveal about her identity

"When we talk about Kamala Harris as a modern candidate, she is in some ways embodying all of the ways the country has moved on from the idea that you can only be one thing at once."

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Mind & body

‘Raw’ data show AI signals mirror how the brain listens and learns

Quirina Geary (third from left) at the 2018 Breath of Life conference at UC Berkeley. She was joined (left to right) by Peter Nelson, Rosario Torres, Alesia Moniz and Abran Lopez.

Arts & culture

After pandemic hiatus, Native American language survival workshop returns to campus

Jesus Nazario, a Ph.D. student in ethnic studies.

Campus & community

Keeping alive our Indigenous cultures on Mother Language Day

Four Latin American teenagers

Speak more Spanish in public, urge scholars, to combat stigma in U.S.