Linguistic Analysis of Julia Gillard's Misogyny Speech

Accent
-Ms Gillard has a General accents which verges on Broad
Features of her accent include :
-Non rounding of vowel sounds
-Integration of syllables
-"Commahnd" vs. "Command"
-Discourse particles "ah" integrating sounds
-"erself" vs. "herself"
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Para linguistic Features
-Eye contact; strength, fearlessness and certainty / demands attention and attentiveness from audience
-Pointing at Mr Abbott; physical representation of her accusations

Notions of Face
-Ms Gillard caters neither for Mr Abbot's positive face (need to be accepted, appreciated, liked) nor his negative face (need to not be imposed upon or inconvenienced) by repeatedly accusing him of actions which suggest a sexist attitude towards women.
Ultimately her speech is revolves around the contention that he is the face of misogyny in Australian politics and therefore, based on based on his previous objections to sexism in parliament, should hand in his resignation

Formality
-Context (House of Reps) necessitates use of non-intimate and official names for individuals
Eg: Deputy Speaker & Leader of the Opposition as opposed to "Tony"
-Ms. Gillard employs figurative language which relies on the audience's ability to infer what she is saying based on the connotations of the phrases (eg: should look in the mirror) to avoid sounding overly offensive
-Use of hyper-formal and context specific phrasing and jargon relating to the specialist field of politics
-"Bitch". Vulgarity / colloquial nature juxtaposes with formality of speech to command attention