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Katalin É. Kiss

Katalin É. Kiss is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Katalin É. Kiss rather than just read about it. In short: Katalin É. Kiss (born 31 May 1949 in Debrecen) is a Hungarian linguist.

Key takeaways

Katalin É. Kiss belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Katalin É. Kiss to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Katalin É. Kiss from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Katalin É. Kiss (born 31 May 1949 in Debrecen) is a Hungarian linguist. She is a professor at the Research Institute for Linguistics of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, in Budapest.

Education She earned her PhD and her habilitation at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, in 1979 and 1991, respectively.

Research Between 1979 and 1986, she worked at the Faculty of Humanities of the Eötvös Loránd University. Since 1986, she has been a research professor at the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics. Her field of research includes generative Syntax, and Hungarian syntax. She is best known for her work on information structure and discourse configurationality, in Hungarian and other languages.

Recognition É. Kiss has received a number of awards and honors, including the New Europe Prize, Princeton (1994), a Mellon Fellowship (Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford, 1992–1993). Since 2005 she is a member of the Academy of Europe. In 2021 she was elected a corresponding fellow of the British Academy. She also serves on the editorial board of prestigious linguistics journals, such as:

2010 – editor of Acta Linguistica Hungarica; member of the editorial board since 1998 2001 – associate editor of Theoretical Linguistics 1992 – member of the editorial board of The Linguistic Review Katalin É. Kiss also features twice as an example of orthography in the Chicago Manual of Style 16th edition (2010) which uses her name as an example of a Hungarian surname beginning with an initial "É. Kiss", not "Kiss". This kind of surname is categorized under the initial "É." in indexes, not under "K.". Hungarian names do not typically have middle names.

Family Her father is the academician É. Kiss Sándor.

Key publications É. Kiss, Katalin. 1987. Configurationality in Hungarian. Springer. ISBN 978-94-009-3703-1 É. Kiss, Katalin. 2002. Syntax of Hungarian. Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/CBO9780511755088 É. Kiss, Katalin (editor). 2005. Universal Grammar in the Reconstruction of Ancient Languages ISBN 978-3-11-018550-8

References

External links Official website

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Katalin É. Kiss

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Katalin É. Kiss claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Katalin É. Kiss before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Katalin É. Kiss ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Katalin É. Kiss

In research: Katalin É. Kiss appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Katalin É. Kiss in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Katalin É. Kiss is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1949 births, Academic journal editors, Fellows of the British Academy, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Katalin É. Kiss outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Katalin É. Kiss in 20 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

What is Katalin É. Kiss in simple terms?

Katalin É. Kiss (born 31 May 1949 in Debrecen) is a Hungarian linguist.

Why does Katalin É. Kiss matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Katalin É. Kiss?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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