Ms Sylvia Shaw


NameMs Sylvia Shaw
Job titleSL in Communication Studies
Research institute
Primary appointmentACI Faculty Leadership
Contact categoryAcademic staff (past)

Research outputs

Celebrity capital in the political field: Russell Brand's migration from stand-up comedy to Newsnight

Arthurs, J. and Shaw, S. 2016. Celebrity capital in the political field: Russell Brand's migration from stand-up comedy to Newsnight. Media Culture and Society. 38 (8), pp. 1136-1152. https://doi.org/10.1177/0163443716635869

Embedding employability in English programmes

Clark, B., Charalambidou, A. and Shaw, S. 2016. Embedding employability in English programmes. HEA's annual Arts and Humanities conference: Inspire - sharing great practice in Arts and Humanities teaching and learning. Brighton, UK 03 - 04 Mar 2016

Changing the debate? Women and language in the UK General Election

Cameron, D. and Shaw, S. 2016. Changing the debate? Women and language in the UK General Election. Babel: The Language Magazine. 14, pp. 33-37.

Winning and losing the ‘battle for number 10’: a linguistic analysis of the Paxman vs Cameron/Miliband election interviews

Shaw, S. 2015. Winning and losing the ‘battle for number 10’: a linguistic analysis of the Paxman vs Cameron/Miliband election interviews. in: Jackson, D. and Thorsen, E. (ed.) UK Election Analysis 2015: Media, Voters and the Campaign: Early reflections from leading UK academics Poole, England Centre for the Study of Journalism, Culture and Community Bournemouth University. pp. 22

Gender and politics in the devolved assemblies

Shaw, S. 2013. Gender and politics in the devolved assemblies. Soundings: a journal of politics and culture. https://doi.org/10.3898/136266213809450301

An ethnographic investigation into gender and language in the Northern Ireland Assembly

Shaw, S. 2013. An ethnographic investigation into gender and language in the Northern Ireland Assembly. in: Poggi, I., D'Errico, F., Vincze, L. and Vinciarelli, A. (ed.) Multimodal Communication in Political Speech. Shaping Minds and Social Action: International Workshop, Political Speech 2010, Rome, Italy, November 10-12, 2010, revised selected papers Springer.

Language and gender in political debates in the House of Commons

Shaw, S. 2002. Language and gender in political debates in the House of Commons. PhD thesis The Institute of Education, University of London Culture, Communication and Media

The linguistic participation of women in the ‘new’ devolved assemblies of the UK: What can it tell us, and how can we measure it?

Shaw, S. 2011. The linguistic participation of women in the ‘new’ devolved assemblies of the UK: What can it tell us, and how can we measure it? Representing Women: Images, Discourses and Realities in Irish Political Life. Dublin City University, Dublin. 15 Sep 2011

Speaking about speeches: interviews with women politicians about linguistic practices in UK parliamentary debates

Shaw, S. 2011. Speaking about speeches: interviews with women politicians about linguistic practices in UK parliamentary debates. The 12th International Pragmatics Conference (IPRA). Manchester University 03 - 08 Jul 2011

'I am not an Honourable Lady': the construction of national and gendered identities in the National Assembly for Wales.

Shaw, S. 2011. 'I am not an Honourable Lady': the construction of national and gendered identities in the National Assembly for Wales. The First Applied Linguistics and Professional Practice (ALAPP) Conference. Cardiff, Wales 23 - 24 Jun 2011

Gender and linguistic participation in the devolved parliaments of the UK : interview data

Shaw, S. 2012. Gender and linguistic participation in the devolved parliaments of the UK : interview data. UK Data Archive.

Researching gender at work: possibilities and constraints

Litosseliti, L., Angouri, J., Baxter, J., Mullany, L. and Shaw, S. 2012. Researching gender at work: possibilities and constraints. •IGALA 7, Seventh International Gender and Language Association Conference. UNISINOS, São Leopoldo, Brazil 20 - 22 Jun 2012

Discourses of differentiation: gender and participation in the devolved parliaments of the UK

Shaw, S. 2012. Discourses of differentiation: gender and participation in the devolved parliaments of the UK. The Political Science Association (PSA) Women and Politics Bi-annual Conference 2012, 'Making a Difference for Women'. University of Bristol and the West of England, Bristol 18 Feb 2012

New parliaments, new practices? An account of gender and language in the devolved parliaments of the UK

Shaw, S. 2011. New parliaments, new practices? An account of gender and language in the devolved parliaments of the UK. Parliamentary Discourses Across Cultures: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Bucharest, Romania 23 - 24 Sep 2011

An ethnographic and linguistic investigation into the construction of an individual’s ‘unpopularity’ on the debating floor of the Northern Ireland Assembly

Shaw, S. 2010. An ethnographic and linguistic investigation into the construction of an individual’s ‘unpopularity’ on the debating floor of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Political speech – Il parlato politico. University Roma Tre, Rome, Italy 10 - 12 Nov 2010

'I am not an Honourable Lady': gender and language in the National Assembly for Wales

Shaw, S. 2011. 'I am not an Honourable Lady': gender and language in the National Assembly for Wales. Journal of Applied Linguistics and Professional Practice. 8 (3), pp. 275-294.

The difference women make: a critique of the notion of a 'women's style' of speech in political contexts

Shaw, S. 2009. The difference women make: a critique of the notion of a 'women's style' of speech in political contexts. 42nd Annual Meeting of the British Association of Applied Linguistics (BAAL). Newcastle 03 - 05 Sep 2009

Too polite to fight? What happens when women enter the House?

Shaw, S. 2008. Too polite to fight? What happens when women enter the House? emagazine.

Politics of performance: rhetoric and political speech

Shaw, S., Bajpai, R. and Finlayson, A. 2008. Politics of performance: rhetoric and political speech. 1st Annual Conference of Gendered Ritual and Ceremony in Parliament (GCRP). Warwick University 23 - 24 Oct 2008

Governed by the rules? The female voice in parliamentary debates

Shaw, S. 2006. Governed by the rules? The female voice in parliamentary debates. in: Baxter, J. (ed.) Speaking out: the female voice in public contexts Basingstoke Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 81-102

Gender, language and floor apportionment in political debates

Shaw, S. 2000. Gender, language and floor apportionment in political debates. Discourse and Society. 11 (3), pp. 401-418. https://doi.org/10.1177/0957926500011003006

Demystifying the contents and construction of dictionaries.

Shaw, S. 1999. Demystifying the contents and construction of dictionaries. in: Wheeler, R. (ed.) Language alive in the classroom. London Praeger. pp. 189-199
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