Nick started following the work of John Nauright, George Mason University, Recreation, Health, and Tourism.
Nick started following the work of George Walkden, The University of Manchester, Linguistics and English Language.
Nick added themselves to the department Linguistics and English Language and changed a position, an About section.
Faculty Member, Linguistics and English Language
Lecturer
About
I am a sociolinguist currently teaching Language Contact, Societal Multilingualism, and Writing Systems at the University of Manchester
My own research has focused on how leadership and team identity are formed through discourse. Unlike many other researchers, I have chosen to carry out this research within sports teams, specifically rugby teams.
My MSc research (at the University of Edinburgh) laid the basis for this, examining the multiplicity of leadership styles that are routinely used by rugby coaches, and how their language use, while not 'polite' by outside standards, is highly appropriate for what they do.
My PhD research (at Victoria University of Wellington) took this a stage further and investigated the construction of leadership identity in more detail, as well as examining the way in which an identity is formed for the team that can be used in motivating the players to perform well on the field of play.
Contact Information
| Homepage: | http://www.victoria.ac.nz/lals/research/research-s |
