MTA Nyelvtudományi Intézet Finnugor és nyelvtörténeti osztály

Fields of research

• history of Hungarian
• historical phonology
• Hungarian as a foreign language

Academic degrees

• 2003 PhD in Linguistics (Historical Linguistics), Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest
• 1997 Dr univ. in Linguistics (Historical Linguistics), Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest

Education

• Graduate studies
  • 1990 teacher's diploma (:MA) in Hungarian Language and Literature, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest
  • 1995 ELTE BTK Fennougristics, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest
  • 1998 teacher's diploma in Hungarian as a Foreign Language, Loránd Eötvös University, Budapest
• Postgraduate studies
  • 1999–2003 Doctoral School in Hungarian Linguistics, Loránd Eötvös University, Budapest (submitted: June 2003, defended: December 2003)

Places of work

• 1993– research fellow, Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
• 1991–1992 Department of Dialectology and Historical Linguistics, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest
• 1990–1991: junior research fellow, Research Institute for Linguistics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences

Teaching experience

• 1999– Hungarian as a Foreign Language at Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Piliscsaba, and at the Hungarian programme of the University of San Francisco
• 1999– Tester of Hungarian as a Foreign Language in the ECL and ORIGO
• 1996–1999: Introduction to Hungarian linguistic studies, History of Hungarian (obligatory courses) for Hungarian majors at ELTE University, Budapest
• 1990–1993: Introduction to Hungarian linguistic studies, History of Hungarian (obligatory courses) for Hungarian majors at ELTE University, Budapest
• 1990–1993: Introduction to Hungarian linguistic studies, History of Hungarian (obligatory courses) for Hungarian majors at Association of Arts Faculty, Miskolc

Research projects

• Project Leader: Historical Phonological Researches on the Basis of Old Hungarian Manuscripts (OTKA, F 29954), building of the DAHUC (Database of Hungarian Codices)

Study and research visits abroad

• 1994: DAAD-scholarship, Wiena
• 1990: 1 month trip to the River Kazym, Siberia, Russia
• 1990: 2-week trip to Hanti-Mansijsk in cooperation with Lomonosov University, Moscow
• 1989: 2-week trip to Saransk, Mordovia, in cooperation with Lomonosov University, Moscow
• 1988: 2-week trip to Izhevsk, Udmurtia, in cooperation with Lomonosov University, Moscow
• 1987: 2-week trip to Yoshkar-Ola, Mari Republic, in cooperation with Lomonosov University, Moscow

Editing work

• the BUW (Budapest Uralic Workshop) series (with Mária Sipos)
• 1999–2006: copy editor of Nyelvtudományi Közlemények (Linguistic Studies)

Academic and professionally related memberships and activities

• Association of Hungarian Linguists – member
• Reguly Association – member of the board
• HONT (International Society of the Teachers of Hungarology) – member
• FUSAC (The Finno-Ugric Studies Association of Canada) – member