Markus Steinbach

Markus Steinbach is a Professor of German Linguistics at the University of Göttingen, specializing in theoretical and experimental linguistics with a focus on sign languages, spoken language interfaces, and discourse structures. He serves as Spokesperson of the Göttingen Centre 'Text Structures' (2021–present) and has held prestigious fellowships, including a 2017 Distinguished Guest Scientists Fellowship at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.

• Core research areas: German grammar, sign languages, syntax-semantics interface, grammaticalization.
• Active projects: TypMod (CNRS), Parts of Speech and Iconicity in DGS (DFG), IDEALISM (DFG-AHRC), and Sign Hub (Horizon 2020).

His recent work explores temporal and causal pragmatics, polar response strategies, and neurophysiological aspects of sign language processing. Awards include a 2017 MTA fellowship, and he contributes to editorial leadership via co-editing Linguistische Berichte (since 2014) and the Sign Languages and Deaf Communities series (since 2012). Collaborations span institutions like the DFG and CNRS.