Personal profile
My research in a nutshell
I am interested in the syntax and morphosyntax of languages of the world. In particular, I'm curious about what languages have in common and how they differ from each other and what that can teach us about how language works in general. I study phenomena such as case and agreement from theoretical and typological perspectives and try to understand where the limits of linguistic variation lie. Once that's done, I'm curious about why language variation is like it is!
Education/Academic qualification
Theoretical and Applied Linguistics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Differential object marking in Hungarian and the morphosyntax of case and agreement, University of Cambridge
1 Oct 2012 → 23 Apr 2016
Award Date: 23 Apr 2016
Finno-Ugric Studies, Master of Arts, On the relation between Hungarian verb paradigms and differential object marking, Universität Wien / University of Vienna
Award Date: 30 Apr 2012
General and Applied Linguistics, Form and interpretation of the German discourse particles ja, doch, and wohl, Universität Wien / University of Vienna
Award Date: 5 Jan 2010
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Case and agreement alignment in ditransitive constructions: A typological gap and its explanation
Bárány, A., Sept 2024, In: Language. 100, 3, p. 385-432 48 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Challenges for dependent case
Bárány, A. & Sheehan, M., 2024, The Place of Case in Grammar. Sevdali, C., Mertyris, D. & Anagnostopoulou, E. (eds.). Oxford University Press, p. 93–126 34 p. (Oxford Studies in Theoretical Linguistics).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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We don’t agree (only) upward
Bárány, A. & van der Wal, J., 2022, In: Linguistic Inquiry. 53, 3, p. 501-521 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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On adjoined possessors
Bárány, A. & Nikolaeva, I., 2021, In: Linguistic Inquiry. 52, 1, p. 181-194 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Partially ordered case hierarchies
Bárány, A., 2021, In: Glossa. 6, 1, p. 1-19 19 p., 76.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
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An LLM Investigation into Inherent and Structural Case Representation: a German Case Study
Carslaw, I. (Assessor), Barany, A. (Assessor), Kastner, I. (Assessor) & Steedman, M. (Assessor)
2026Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Typological and formal perspectives on ditransitives and the PCC
Barany, A. (Invited speaker)
22 May 2025 → 23 May 2025Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Differential subject marking in Eastern Khanty: Information structure, not ergativity
Barany, A. (Invited speaker)
16 Dec 2024Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Analysing PCC patterns with recipient-first agreement
Barany, A. (Invited speaker)
13 Dec 2024Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Information structure, not ergativity: Eastern Khanty differential subject marking
Barany, A. (Keynote speaker)
24 Nov 2024Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Projects
- 2 Active
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AAAL: Applicative Alternations across Languages
Hopperdietzel, J. (Co-investigator), Vander Klok, J. (Co-investigator) & Barany, A. (Co-investigator)
1/06/25 → 31/05/28
Project: Research
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Creativity in (morpho)syntax: The role of analogy
Barany, A. (CoPI) & Hartmann, J. M. (CoPI)
1/04/24 → 31/12/27
Project: Research