Gender, Power and Political Speech Women and Language in the 2015 UK
Gender, Power and Political Speech explores the influence of gender on political speech by analyzing the performances of three female party leaders who took part in televised debates during the 2015 UK General Election campaign. The analysis considers sim
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Gender, Power and Political Speech
Deborah Cameron • Sylvia Shaw
Gender, Power and Political Speech Women and Language in the 2015 UK General Election
Deborah Cameron Worcester College University of Oxford Oxford, United Kingdom
Sylvia Shaw Media Department Middlesex University London, United Kingdom
ISBN 978-1-137-58751-0 ISBN 978-1-137-58752-7 DOI 10.1057/978-1-137-58752-7
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We would like to thank Mariam Kauser, for help with the first stages of transcribing the televised debates, and Rob Heard. We are also grateful to Karen Adams, Charlie Beckett, and John Wilson for sharing early versions of their publications.
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A Different Voice? Introduction Gender and Speech Style: Ideology and Practice Gender and Linguistic Practice in Institutional Settings Difference, Inequality, and the Paradox of Female Leadership The 2015 UK General Election Campaign The Case Study References
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Gender and Speech Styles in the 2015 General Election Debates Introduction Televised Political Debates Managing the Debate Floor ‘Free-flowing’ Debate: Gaining and Using the Floor Adversarial and Supportive Speech A Different Voice? References
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Reception and Representation Introduction Sample Themes
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The Women as Individuals: Similarities and Differences Views and Shoes: The Personalization of Politics ‘The Women’ Versus ‘The Men’: Gender as a Theme Women as Public Speakers Figuring Female Poli
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