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Researcher
- General Linguistics
- Centre for Languages and Literature
Contact information
E-mail sandra.debreslioskaling.luse
Room SOL:H526b
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Helgonabacken 12, Lund
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Box 201, 221 00 Lund
Internal post code 20
I am a postdoctoral researcher working on visual modes of language. Currently, I am leading a project entitled "Gestures in spoken and signed discourse" in which we compare the production of gestures in two languages differing in modality: German and German Sign Language (DGS). The goal is to shed more light onto the relationship between gestures and information structure in discourse. The project takes place in collaboration with Prof. Perniss at the University of Cologne, Germany and Prof. Engberg-Pedersen at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Books (1)
Articles (6)
- Debreslioska, S. & Gullberg, M. (accepted/in press). Information status predicts the incidence of gesture in discourse - an experimental study. Discourse Processes. Routledge.
- Debreslioska, S. & Gullberg, M. (2020). The semantic content of gestures varies with information status, definiteness and clause structure. Journal of Pragmatics, 168, 36-52. Elsevier.
- Debreslioska, S. & Gullberg, M. (2020). What’s new? : Gestures accompany inferable rather than brand-new referents in discourse. Frontiers in Psychology, 11. Frontiers Media S. A..
- Debreslioska, S. & Gullberg, M. (2019). Discourse reference is bimodal : How information status in speech interacts with presence and viewpoint of gestures. Discourse Processes, 56, 41-60. Routledge.
- Debreslioska, S., van de Weijer, J. & Gullberg, M. (2019). Addressees are sensitive to the presence of gesture when tracking a single referent in discourse. Frontiers in Psychology, 10. Frontiers Media S. A..
- Debreslioska, S., Özyürek, A., Gullberg, M. & Perniss, P. (2013). Gestural viewpoint signals referent accessibility. Discourse Processes, 50, 431-456. Routledge.
Conference contributions (2)
- Debreslioska, S. & Gullberg, M. (2014). Scales of gestural progression and information status in discourse.
- Debreslioska, S., Gullberg, M. & Perniss, P. (2012). Speakers vary viewpoint and location with activeness/accessibility of referents in listener’s mind.
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Teaching

Researcher
- General Linguistics
- Centre for Languages and Literature
Contact information
E-mail sandra.debreslioskaling.luse
Room SOL:H526b
Visiting address
Helgonabacken 12, Lund
Postal address
Box 201, 221 00 Lund
Internal post code 20