Visual Downtoning. A systematic comparison of downtoning patterns in German co-speech gesture and in German Sign Language. KU Leuven
In language studies, the term 'downtoning' is used for the expression of subtle nuances which can be added to an utterance without changing its truth value, in that they indicate, for instance, the speaker's view on the content of the utterance, or give an indication about which reaction the speaker expects from the hearer. Previous research on German downtoning particles (a particular kind of marker of downtoning) has shown that when people ...