The German Linguistic Studies Series is a comprehensive and outstanding forum in its field. It has borne the name of its subject in its title since the foundation of the series in the eighth decade of the last century.The series is comprehensive in the broad spectrum of topics covered (language levels, varieties, communication forms, epochs) in the range of research perspectives (theoretical and empirical studies, fundamental research and applications, interdisciplinarity with psychology, the social sciences etc.) and methodologies (the sole criterion is quality), in the rhythm of research (trends are perceived and also set, achievements are secured) and in the forms of presentation (monographs, textbooks, collected volumes, dictionaries).Professorial theses, outstanding doctoral theses, pioneering research findings from wider contexts, but also the surprising ‛stroke of genius’ set the standards for inclusion in the series.

The German Linguistic Studies Series is a comprehensive and outstanding forum in its field. It has borne the name of its subject in its title since the foundation of the series in the eighth decade of the last century.The series is comprehensive in the broad spectrum of topics covered (language levels, varieties, communication forms, epochs) in the range of research perspectives (theoretical and empirical studies, fundamental research and applications, interdisciplinarity with psychology, the social sciences etc.) and methodologies (the sole criterion is quality), in the rhythm of research (trends are perceived and also set, achievements are secured) and in the forms of presentation (monographs, textbooks, collected volumes, dictionaries).Professorial theses, outstanding doctoral theses, pioneering research findings from wider contexts, but also the surprising ‛stroke of genius’ set the standards for inclusion in the series.

The German Linguistic Studies Series is a comprehensive and outstanding forum in its field. It has borne the name of its subject in its title since the foundation of the series in the eighth decade of the last century.The series is comprehensive in the broad spectrum of topics covered (language levels, varieties, communication forms, epochs) in the range of research perspectives (theoretical and empirical studies, fundamental research and applications, interdisciplinarity with psychology, the social sciences etc.) and methodologies (the sole criterion is quality), in the rhythm of research (trends are perceived and also set, achievements are secured) and in the forms of presentation (monographs, textbooks, collected volumes, dictionaries).Professorial theses, outstanding doctoral theses, pioneering research findings from wider contexts, but also the surprising ‛stroke of genius’ set the standards for inclusion in the series.

Sowohl Gespräche als auch Texte sind keinesfalls monomodale Kommunikationsanlässe und -angebote, sondern werden in Gestalt multimodaler Praktiken und Artefakte wahrnehmbar. Neben Sprache tragen Ausdrucksmodalitäten wie Gestik, Mimik, Körperhaltung und -bewegung, Stimme, also ganz grundsätzlich Körperlichkeit sowie Schriftbildlichkeit, Bilder, Emojis und mehr wesentlich zur Bedeutungsentfaltung im Kontext bei. Dieser Band nimmt sich der Bestimmung des Verhältnisses von Pragmatik- und Multimodalitätsforschung sowie einer multimodalen Pragmatik an. Die Zusammenführung von Studien zur multimodalen Pragmatik gibt einen Überblick über aktuelle und innovative Forschungsarbeiten, die sich aus einer pragmatischen Perspektive für multimodale Phänomene interessieren.

Der vorliegende Band nimmt sich Grenzziehungspraktiken erstmals aus einer linguistischen Perspektive an. Die Beitragenden beleuchten verschiedene Erscheinungsformen und Funktionen, z. B. im Gespräch, in der digitalen Auseinandersetzung oder im wissenschaftlichen Schreiben, und tragen so zum Entwurf einer linguistischen Grenzziehungspragmatik bei.