Zur funktionalen Variation von eh in Österreich und darüber hinaus

Vergeiner, Philip C. und Bülow, Lars (2025): Zur funktionalen Variation von eh in Österreich und darüber hinaus. In: Stumpf, Sören ; Merten, Marie-Luis ; Kabatnik, Susanne und Zollner, Sebastian (Hrsg.): Variationspragmatik : Regionale Vielfalt und situative Unterschiede im Sprachgebrauch. Studien zur Pragmatik, Bd. 8. Tübingen: Narr. S. 53-89

Abstract

This exploratory study adopts a variational pragmatic perspective to investigate the functional spectrum of the particle eh in Austria and beyond. Applying a mixed methods approach, which includes both corpus analysis and an online questionnaire survey, the study aims to address the following research questions: (1) What recurring functions can be identified for the particle eh in Austria? (2) How widespread are these functions in Austria, Bavaria, and Northern Germany? For research question (1), our analysis of spoken data from the Ulrichsberg corpus confirms that the functions identified in previous research, such as marking irrelevance or limiting the relevance of a preceding statement, are also used by Austrian speakers. However, we discovered additional functions not previously documented, such as establishing coherence, indicating common ground, and evidential marking. Regarding research question (2), the questionnaire data reveal that these functions are also prevalent among Austrians outside Ulrichsberg. However, there are notable differences between participants from Austria, Bavaria, and Northern Germany. The findings suggest that eh has a broader functional spectrum in Austria, with some functions also present in Bavaria but less so in Northern Germany. Thus, this study reveals that the functions of eh are regionally distributed, with a more diverse and developed functional spectrum in Austria.

• Dokumententyp: Buchbeitrag
• Fakultät: Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaften > Department 1 > Germanistik > Sprachwissenschaft
• Themengebiete: 400 Sprache > 410 Linguistik ; 400 Sprache > 430 Deutsch, germanische Sprachen allgemein
• ISBN: 978-3-3811-3512-7
• Ort: Tübingen
• Sprache: Deutsch