20: Madam VP (with Nicole Holliday and Caroline Kilov)
Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.
English - February 09, 2021 04:01 - 1 hour - 81.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 65 ratingsSocial Sciences Science Education Language Learning language words linguistics Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Kamala Harris is the first woman — and woman of colour — to be Vice President of the United States. In the campaign, she had to pull off a tricky task: stay true to her voice and multiple aspects of her identity by employing features of African-American English that would resonate with Black voters, but that wouldn’t alienate white voters. How did she do it?
Dr Nicole Holliday joins Ben, Hedvig, and Daniel on this episode of Because Language.