Motivation and Second Language Pragmatics: A Regulatory Focus Perspective

• Published in: Frontiers in psychology Vol. 12; p. 753605
• Main Authors: Zhang, Yiran, Papi, Mostafa
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A 29.10.2021
• Subjects: L2 pragmatics; motivation; prevention; promotion; Psychology; regulatory focus

This study investigates how learners’ chronic motivational characteristics, that is their regulatory focus ( Higgins, 1997 ), can account for differences in L2 pragmatic production in general and across situations with different levels of power, social distance, and imposition. One-hundred-twenty-on...