Anja Gattnar

Anja Gattnar is a Researcher at the Department of Slavic Studies, Faculty of Humanities, University of Tübingen. Her work bridges verbal aspect theory, experimental linguistics, and nonverbal communication, with a focus on Slavic languages.

Education:

• Magistra Artium (1997), University of Tübingen
• PhD in Slavic Linguistics (2009), University of Tübingen

Her research interests center on verbal aspect and Aktionsart, particularly in iterative contexts and performative utterances. She explores how grammatical aspect interacts with pragmatics and nonverbal cues, employing psycholinguistic methods like eye-tracking. She also contributes to gender linguistics and lexicography, especially regarding gestural idioms in Russian.

Recent publications highlight cross-linguistic challenges in experimental design, aspectual competition in Slavic languages, and the role of verbal prefixes in aspect perception. Her work intersects with cognitive linguistics and semiotic theory.

Scientific awards:

• DAAD Doctoral Scholarship (2000-2001)
• DAAD and Russian Federation Stipend (1993-1994)

Gattnar co-organized major conferences like Linguistic Evidence and Psycholinguistics of Slavic Languages 2022, and serves on editorial boards. Her academic career spans roles at the University of Tübingen since 1989, including scientific assistant positions and research in the SFB 833 project on meaning constitution.