Averil Coxhead | |
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| Born | 1966 (age 57–58) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Victoria University of Wellington |
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| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Victoria University of Wellington |
Averil Jean Coxhead (born 1966)[1][2] is a New Zealand academic, and is a full professor at Victoria University of Wellington, specialising in applied linguistics. She is known for creating the Academic Word List, which is a list of 570 English word families that appear with great frequency in a broad range of academic texts. She has also created wordlists for other uses, such as rugby terms for referees and players, and building terms for Tongan tradespeople.