Modalpartikeln als multimodale Konstruktionen

This study presents the gestures typically combined with seven German modal particles (denn, doch, eben, eigentlich, einfach, halt, and ja) and analyzes the degree to which the co-occurrences discovered should be seen as multimodal constructions as defined by construction grammar. The study also explores the grammaticalization of such gestures (especially head-shakes and pointing gestures).

Autorentext

Steven Schoonjans, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria and KU Leuven/FWO-Vlaanderen, Leuven, Belgium.