Research outputs
Selected research outputs
- ‘Hosting refugees is the most rewarding experience’: migrant identity and affective positioning in curated NGO stories (Journal article - 2025)
- “Wouldn’t it be better for me to earn my own money and pay taxes?” (Chapter - 2024)
- '[P]aying back to the community and to the British people': Migration as transactional discourse in curated stories by UK charity organisations (Journal article - 2023)
- ‘It came from China; it’s a Chinese virus’ : Indexical links, social values and racist negotiations in COVID-19 representations on Twitter (Journal article - 2023)
- The “grammar school pressure”: From tolerance to distance, to rejection of ‘Scouse’ in middle-class Merseyside schools (Journal article - 2021)
2026
We were all so relieved when the judge granted her refugee status’: positive migrant storytelling by UK NGOs
Lampropoulou, S., & Johnson, P. (2026). We were all so relieved when the judge granted her refugee status’: positive migrant storytelling by UK NGOs. In B. Mendez Cendon, & J. Ramos Estall (Eds.), Representing Migration: Discursive and Methodological Perspectives from Triangulated Fields (pp. 73-102). Peter Lang. Retrieved from https://www.peterlang.com/document/1474105
Gender language practices in Greek: Reform, uptake and metapragmatic stancetaking
Lampropoulou, S., Stamou, A., Sari-Hasan, D., & Georgalidou, M. (2026). Gender language practices in Greek: Reform, uptake and metapragmatic stancetaking. In F. Pfalzgraf (Ed.), Gender-Inclusive Language Findings from 14 Languages and Open Research Questions (pp. 149-178). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG.
2025
The paradoxes of oracy education in secondary schools: A case study of Liverpool English
Lampropoulou, S., Gonzalez-Diaz, V., Flynn, K., & Parr, L. (2025). The paradoxes of oracy education in secondary schools: A case study of Liverpool English. FORUM, 67(1), 92-103. doi:10.3898/forum.2025.67.1.09
'I Don't Want to Do the Gender Division, but …': A Gendered Linguistic Ideological Perspective in Talk About Schoolchildren's Writing in England
Gonzalez-Diaz, V., Lampropoulou, S., Parr, E., & Johnson, P. (2025). 'I Don't Want to Do the Gender Division, but …': A Gendered Linguistic Ideological Perspective in Talk About Schoolchildren's Writing in England. GENDER AND LANGUAGE, 19(1), 54-80. doi:10.3138/gl-2025-1003
Pink rollers and fake tan
Montiel-McCann, C., Lampropoulou, S., Cooper, P., & Byrne, R. (2024). Pink rollers and fake tan. Journal of Language and Pop Culture. doi:10.1075/jlpop.24011.mon
Revisiting <i>herstory</i>: from trailblazers and <i>herstory</i> makers to the pitfalls of popular post-feminism
Johnson, P., McCann, C. S. M., & Lampropoulou, S. (2025). Revisiting <i>herstory</i>: from trailblazers and <i>herstory</i> makers to the pitfalls of popular post-feminism. FEMINIST MEDIA STUDIES. doi:10.1080/14680777.2025.2544351
‘Hosting refugees is the most rewarding experience’: migrant identity and affective positioning in curated NGO stories
Lampropoulou, S., Giaxoglou, K., & Johnson, P. (2024). ‘Hosting refugees is the most rewarding experience’: migrant identity and affective positioning in curated NGO stories. Critical Discourse Studies, 1-18. doi:10.1080/17405904.2024.2362983
2024
China Virus, Kung Flu, and MAGA: Countervalues and sociological fractionation on Twitter as evidenced by pro- and anti-Trump discourses in relation to Covid-19
Cooper, P., & Lampropoulou, S. (2024). China Virus, Kung Flu, and MAGA: Countervalues and sociological fractionation on Twitter as evidenced by pro- and anti-Trump discourses in relation to Covid-19. Discourse, Context & Media, 57, 100758. doi:10.1016/j.dcm.2024.100758
Epilogue
Lampropoulou, S. (2024). Epilogue. In Pragmatics & Beyond New Series (pp. 277-282). John Benjamins Publishing Company. doi:10.1075/pbns.341.11lam
“Wouldn’t it be better for me to earn my own money and pay taxes?”
Lampropoulou, S., & Johnson, P. (2024). “Wouldn’t it be better for me to earn my own money and pay taxes?”. In Pragmatics & Beyond New Series (pp. 202-224). John Benjamins Publishing Company. doi:10.1075/pbns.341.08lam
Exploring the Ambivalence of Liquid Racism In between antiracist and racist discourse Epilogue
Lampropoulou, S. (2024). Exploring the Ambivalence of Liquid Racism In between antiracist and racist discourse Epilogue. In EXPLORING THE AMBIVALENCE OF LIQUID RACISM (Vol. 341, pp. 277-282). doi:10.1075/pbns.341.11lam
2023
Children's engagement and caregivers' use of language-boosting strategies during shared book reading: A mixed methods approach
Lingwood, J., Lampropoulou, S., De Bezenac, C., Billington, J., & Rowland, C. (2023). Children's engagement and caregivers' use of language-boosting strategies during shared book reading: A mixed methods approach. JOURNAL OF CHILD LANGUAGE, 50(6), 1436-1458. doi:10.1017/S0305000922000290
'[P]aying back to the community and to the British people': Migration as transactional discourse in curated stories by UK charity organisations
Lampropoulou, S., & Johnson, P. (2023). '[P]aying back to the community and to the British people': Migration as transactional discourse in curated stories by UK charity organisations. DISCOURSE & SOCIETY, 34(5), 598-616. doi:10.1177/09579265231170974
‘It came from China; it’s a Chinese virus’ : Indexical links, social values and racist negotiations in COVID-19 representations on Twitter
Lampropoulou, S., Cooper, P., Pye, E., & Griffiths, M. (2023). ‘It came from China; it’s a Chinese virus’ : Indexical links, social values and racist negotiations in COVID-19 representations on Twitter. Journal of Language and Discrimination. doi:10.1558/jld.22178
2021
The “grammar school pressure”: From tolerance to distance, to rejection of ‘Scouse’ in middle-class Merseyside schools
Lampropoulou, D. S., & Cooper, D. P. (2021). The “grammar school pressure”: From tolerance to distance, to rejection of ‘Scouse’ in middle-class Merseyside schools. Linguistics and Education, 66, 100996. doi:10.1016/j.linged.2021.100996
“Scouse” but not “Scouser”? Embedded enregistered repertoires for adolescent girls on The Wirral
Cooper, P., & Lampropoulou, S. (2021). “Scouse” but not “Scouser”? Embedded enregistered repertoires for adolescent girls on The Wirral. Language & Communication, 78, 109-121. doi:10.1016/j.langcom.2021.03.004
2019
Linguistic Approaches
Lampropoulou, S., Koleva, K., Harvey, K., Brookes, G., Billington, J., & Davis, P. (2019). Linguistic Approaches. In READING AND MENTAL HEALTH (pp. 241-263). doi:10.1007/978-3-030-21762-4_11
2018
Chapter 10. The effects of task type and L2 proficiency on discourse appropriacy in oral task performance
Ekiert, M., Lampropoulou, S., Révész, A., & Torgersen, E. (2018). Chapter 10. The effects of task type and L2 proficiency on discourse appropriacy in oral task performance. In Task-based approaches to teaching and assessing pragmatics (Vol. 10, pp. 247-263). John Benjamins Publishing Company. doi:10.1075/tblt.10.10eki
The effects of task type and L2 proficiency on discourse appropriacy in oral task performance
Ekiert, M., Lampropoulou, S., Revesz, A., & Torgersen, E. (2018). The effects of task type and L2 proficiency on discourse appropriacy in oral task performance. In N. Taguchi, & Y. Kim (Eds.), Task-Based Approaches to Teaching and Assessing Pragmatics (pp. 257-274). Amsterdam: John Benjamins.
“I’m not racist but I expect linguistic assimilation”: The concealing power of humor in an anti-racist campaign
Archakis, A., Lampropoulou, S., & Tsakona, V. (2018). ''I'm not racist but I expect linguistic assimilation": The concealing power of humor in an anti-racist campaign. DISCOURSE CONTEXT & MEDIA, 23, 53-61. doi:10.1016/j.dcm.2017.03.005
Economy Talk as Blaming Strategy: Crisis Framings in The Guardian News Stories and Recontextualisations in User Comments during the Greek Bailout Referendum
Lampropoulou, S. (2018). Economy Talk as Blaming Strategy: Crisis Framings in The Guardian News Stories and Recontextualisations in User Comments during the Greek Bailout Referendum. Language@internet, 16. Retrieved from https://www.languageatinternet.org/articles/2018si/lampropoulou
2017
A comparative study of cognitive behavioural therapy and shared reading for chronic pain.
Billington, J., Farrington, G., Lampropoulou, S., Lingwood, J., Jones, A., Ledson, J., . . . Humphreys, A. -L. (2017). A comparative study of cognitive behavioural therapy and shared reading for chronic pain.. BMJ Journal of Medical Humanities, 43(3), 155-165. doi:10.1136/medhum-2016-011047
Sexist language in Greek public discourse: When gender exclusive forms become a matter of grammatical correctness
Lampropoulou, S., & Georgalidou, M. (2017). Sexist language in Greek public discourse: When gender exclusive forms become a matter of grammatical correctness. Women's Studies International Forum, 60, 49-57. doi:10.1016/j.wsif.2016.12.002
2015
Style and humour in Greek mass culture texts
Archakis, A., Lampropoulou, S., Tsakona, V., & Tsami, V. (2015). Style and humour in Greek mass culture texts. In Culture's Software - Communication Styles (pp. 16-38). Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. Retrieved from https://www.cambridgescholars.com/download/sample/62681
Shared Reading: assessing the intrinsic value of a literature-based health intervention
Longden, E., Davis, P., Billington, J., Lampropoulou, S., Farrington, G., Magee, F., . . . Corcoran, R. (2015). Shared Reading: assessing the intrinsic value of a literature-based health intervention. Medical Humanities, 41(02), 113-120. doi:10.1136/medhum-2015-010704
Constructing hegemonic masculinities: evidence from Greek narrative performances
Archakis, A., & Lampropoulou, S. (2015). Constructing hegemonic masculinities: evidence from Greek narrative performances. Gender and Language, 9(1), 83-103. doi:10.1558/genl.v9i1.18348.
Laughter, non-seriousness and transitions in social research interview transcripts
Myers, G., & Lampropoulou, S. (2015). Laughter, non-seriousness and transitions in social research interview transcripts. Qualitative Research, 16(1), 78-94. doi:10.1177/1468794114561346
2014
'Greece will decide the future of Europe': the recontextualisation of the Greek national elections in a British broadsheet newspaper
Lampropoulou, S. (2014). 'Greece will decide the future of Europe': the recontextualisation of the Greek national elections in a British broadsheet newspaper. Discourse & Society, 25(4), 466-481.
Linguistic varieties in style: humourous representations in Greek mass culture texts
Archakis, A., Lampropoulou, S., Tsakona, V., & Tsami, V. (2014). Linguistic varieties in style: humourous representations in Greek mass culture texts. Discourse, Context & Media, 3, 46-55. doi:10.1016/j.dcm.2014.01.001
Places in Social Research Interviews: Corpus and Conversation
Myers, G., & Lampropoulou, S. (2014). Places in Social Research Interviews: Corpus and Conversation. In J. Bamfrod, F. Poppi, & D. Mazzi (Eds.), Space, Place and the Discursive Construction of Identity (pp. 23-41). Frankfurt: Peter Lang.
2013
What place references can do in social research interviews
Myers, G., & Lampropoulou, S. (2013). What place references can do in social research interviews. Discourse Studies, 15(3), 333-351. doi:10.1177/1461445613480589
2012
Impersonal you and stance-taking in social research interviews
Myers, G., & Lampropoulou, S. (2012). Impersonal you and stance-taking in social research interviews. Journal of Pragmatics, 44(10), 1206-1218. doi:10.1016/j.pragma.2012.05.005
Direct Speech, Self-Presentation and Communities of Practice
Lampropoulou, S. (2012). Direct Speech, Self-Presentation and Communities of Practice. London: Continuum.
Stance-taking in interviews from the Qualidata archive
Lampropoulou, S., & Myers, G. (2012). Stance-taking in interviews from the Qualidata archive. Forum: Qualitative Social Research, 14(1).
2011
Having a say: Direct speech representation in Greek youth storytelling
Lampropoulou, S. (2011). Having a say: Direct speech representation in Greek youth storytelling. Journal of Pragmatics, 43(14), 3374-3386. doi:10.1016/j.pragma.2011.07.009
'Just for fun mate': The construction of masculinities in Greek youth talk
Archakis, A., & Lampropoulou, S. (2011). 'Just for fun mate': The construction of masculinities in Greek youth talk. In K. Ciepiela (Ed.), Identity through a language lens (pp. 161-171). Frankfurt: Peter Lang.
2009
Talking different heterosexualities: the permissive, the normative and the moralistic perspective — evidence from Greek youth storytelling
Archakis, A., & Lampropoulou, S. (2009). Talking different heterosexualities: the permissive, the normative and the moralistic perspective — evidence from Greek youth storytelling. Discourse & Society, 20(3), 307-326. doi:10.1177/0957926509102400
2006
Teaching oral speech: the case of direct speech in oral narratives
Archakis, A., & Lampropoulou, S. (2006). Teaching oral speech: the case of direct speech in oral narratives. The International Journal of Learning, 13(5), 152-162.