Willingness to communicate in a second language: The Effects of Context, Norms, and Vitality

Journal of Language and Social Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 190-209

  Clément, Richard ^a   Baker, Susan C ^a   MacIntyre, Peter D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b CAPE BRETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

ethnic identity; intergroup contact; language norms; language use; second language confidence; willingness to communicate

Indexed keywords

EID: 18144364149     PISSN: 0261927X     EISSN: 15526526     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0261927X03022002003     Document Type: Article

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