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More specifically, such choices were examined following Relational Dialectics Theory in learners’ enactments of “connection” with and “autonomy” from this person. A specific view of identity in language education, the notion of “relational work” in (im)politeness research, and a social semiotic framework were also employed in data analysis. Learners’ pragmatic choices ranged from the selection of the topic of their narratives according to types of social bonds, to the use of specific semiotic resources to build identities in conflict episodes of their stories (i.e., positive identities for themselves and positive and negative identities for their relational partners). The construction of these identities paralleled relational parties’ convergent and divergent moves towards connection and autonomy, revealing their relational work. Learners used different semiotic resources in resolution episodes, which enabled them to craft positive identities for themselves as experts, teachers, and learners as well as position their relational partner as a competent agent and shape the connection–autonomy dialectic as “superiority–equality”.  \nKeywords: identity; L2 pragmatics; Relational Dialectics Theory;  \nrelational work; digital stories.  \nAffiliation  \nUniversity of Valencia, Spain.  \n[email: maria.d.garcia@uv.es](email: maria.d.garcia@uv.es)  \ncalico journal vol 37.1 2020 46–65 [https://doi.org/10.1558/cj.38777](https://doi.org/10.1558/cj.38777)  \n©2020, equinox publishing   \nMaria Dolores García-Pastor 47  \n1. Introduction  \nInterest in identity has recently been growing in language education as a consequence of social orientations of language learning (Norton & De Costa, 2018; Norton & Toohey, 2011). In interlanguage pragmatics (ILP), identity has also gained momentum through studies that explore the learner’s convergence with, or divergence from, target language norms and their effect on L2 pragmatic choices (Gómez-Laich, 2016). This has also been observed in investigations that focus on the learner’s communicative practices in digital environments (Thorne, Sauro, & Smith, 2015). Yet, the relationship between pragmatic competence and L2 identity in digital spaces is still an “underresearched area”(Thorne et al., 2015, p. 220) with the exception of Kim and Brown’s (2014) work on the affordances of digital mediation for both L2 pragmatic use and development, and the construction, negotiation, and transformation of L2 learners’ identities.  \nThis study attempts to address the relationship between technology and identity building by exploring L1 Spanish college learners’ pragmatic choices for identity construction in digital stories within an English as a foreign language (EFL) course. To this end, this research draws on Norton’s (1995, 2013) view of identity in language education, Baxter and Montgomery’s (1996) theory of relationships, Locher and Watts’ (2005, 2008) notion of “relational work,”and Kress and van Leeuwen’s (2006) social semiotic framework. In order to examine the interrelation between L2 pragmatics and identity in such stories, the study takes into account students’ knowledge and ability to use semiotic resources for conveying illocutionary and interpersonal meanings in L2 English (i.e., pragmalinguistics) and their knowledge and ability to utilize the social conventions underlying target language use (i.e., sociopragmatics)(Leech, 1983).  \nAn interactional view of pragmatics implies considering (im)politeness a crucial aspect of a learner’s pragmatic competence (Alcón Soler & MartínezFlor, 2008; García-Pastor, 2012; Kasper, 199","cbCaiekd9TD6bJgv","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiekd9TD6bJgv","pdf",3529768,"English","# Introduction\n# L2 Pragmatics and Identity: A Focus on Digital Spaces","[{\"question\":\"What does the study investigate about learners and identity?\",\"answer\":\"It investigates how college EFL learners construct identity through their pragmatic choices in digital stories about relationships with another person they helped in the past.\"},{\"question\":\"Which analytical frameworks guide the study’s analysis?\",\"answer\":\"The study follows Relational Dialectics Theory and also draws on views of identity in language education, the concept of “relational work” in (im)politeness research, and a social semiotic framework.\"},{\"question\":\"How are pragmatic choices connected to connection and autonomy in the stories?\",\"answer\":\"Pragmatic choices reflect how learners enact “connection” with and “autonomy” from the relational partner, using topic selection and semiotic resources to craft identities and shape the connection–autonomy dialectic.\"}]","Researching Identity and L2 Pragmatics in Digital Stories | PDF",1792082336]