The Cost of Perfect English: Pragmatic Flattening and the Erasure of Authorial Voice in L2 Writing Supported by GenAI

The integration of Generative AI (GenAI) into language learning offers second language (L2) writers powerful tools for text optimization. However, pursuing native-like fluency often sacrifices sociopragmatic diversity. Investigating "pragmatic flattening" - the systematic erasure of culturally prefe...