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Biography
Research
Nick's main research focuses on the way in which language is used within organisations. His research to date has investigated leadership development, the construction of team identity in sports teams, and the negotiation of local politeness norms and power within a hierarchy.
Nick also carries out research on language variation and change, and is currently investigating sociophonetic variation in Southern British English.
Teaching
Nick convenes LING121 Language Myths and Realities, LING219 Introduction to Sociolinguistics and LING332 Culture and Language. He is co-author, with Janet Holmes, of An Introduction to Sociolinguistics.
Research interests
- interactional sociolinguistics
- language in the workplace
- leadership
- sports discourse
- linguistic ethnography
- language variation and change
Education/Academic qualification
Linguistics, PhD, Victoria University of Wellington
1 Sep 2008 → 15 Feb 2012
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Projects 2018 2019
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Social functions of chronic injury narratives in male and female team contact sports teams
1/01/18 → 1/01/19
Project: Research
Research Output 2009 2018
Academic success: a student's guide to studying at university
Brick, J., Wilson, N., Wong, D. & Herke, M. 23 Mar 2018 (Accepted/In press) United Kingdom: Palgrave Macmillan. 239 p. (Palgrave Study Skills)Research output: Book/Report › Textbook
academic success
university
student
trend
language
Book review: Nikolas Coupland (ed.), Sociolinguistics: Theoretical Debates
Wilson, N. 1 Feb 2018 In : Discourse Studies. 20, 1, p. 188-190 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article/Exhibition review
book review
sociolinguistics
Linguistic ethnography
Wilson, N. 2018 The Routledge handbook of language in the workplace. Vine, B. (ed.). New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, p. 40-50 11 p. (Routledge Handbooks in Applied Linguistics)Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Adapting self for private and public audiences: the enactment of leadership identity by New Zealand rugby coaches in huddles and interviews
File, K. & Wilson, N. 2017 Identity struggles: evidence from workplaces around the world. Van De Mieroop, D. & Schnurr, S. (eds.). John Benjamins Publishing, p. 317-334 19 p. (Discourse Approaches to Politics, Society and Culture; vol. 69)Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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interaction
interview
An Introduction to Sociolinguistics
Holmes, J. & Wilson, N. 2017 5th ed. Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group. 538 p. (Learning about Language)Research output: Book/Report › Textbook