Syntax of Hungarian

Abstract

The Syntax of Hungarian aims to present a synthesis of the currently available syntactic knowledge of the Hungarian language, rooted in theory but providing highly detailed descriptions, and intended to be of use to researchers as well as advanced students of language and linguistics. As research in language leads to extensive changes in our understanding and representations of grammar, the Comprehensive Grammar Resources series intends to present the most current understanding of grammar and syntax as completely as possible in a way that will both speak to modern linguists and serve as a resource for the non-specialist.

Memory Versus Expectation: Processing Relative Clauses in a Flexible Word Order Language

“…The preverbal section of the predicate phrase contains operator positions, for example, a focus constituent, a distributive quantifier position, or negation (É. Kiss, 2002). In this paper, we report on experiments that make use of possible word order differences in Hungarian, while controlling for potential information structural differences.…”

“…The basic word order of Hungarian is SVO, but in fact all six permutations of S, V, and O are possible (É. Kiss, 2002). That is, a transitive verb and its two arguments ( keresi “seeks,” János .…”