Zur Form und Funktion der Beispielsätze bei der Grammatikvermittlung anhand grammatischer DaF-Handbücher

The success of a German grammar handbook for foreign speakers when conveying grammar not only depends on well-founded theoretical descriptions, but also on appropriate model and example sentences, which may prove more essential than the explanatory passages themselves. The aim of this article is to analyse various structures and functions of model and example sentences in selected German grammar handbooks for foreign speakers, to establish a typology of these sentences and then use these criteria to compare the handbooks. Within this process we will search for the potential to improve these handbooks in this respect.