Dr. Enikő Tóth | Institute of English and American Studies

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I graduated in mathematics and English in 1999, I got my PhD in English linguistics in 2007. My main fields of interest are semantics, pragmatics and experimental linguistics.

My primary research interests are related to the syntax/semantics interface and experimental pragmatics. I have worked on mood choice in complement clauses, the interpretation of focus structures and the pronoun interpretation problem in Hungarian. My current research explores the use of demonstratives from a crosslinguistic perspective, with a special reference to Hungarian.

Selected publications:

• Tóth, E. (forthcoming) Empirical perspectives on the use of Hungarian nominal demonstratives. Equinox Publishing. preview
• Rákosi, Gy,, Tóth, E. (2022) Pushed out of arm's reach. Pronouns and spatial anaphora in Hungarian. Acta Linguistica Academica 69(2): 235-255.
• Tóth, E. (2020) Some insights on demonstrative use in Hungarian: results of a controlled-dialogue game. Argumentum 16: 209-229. pdf
• Tóth, E. (2018) A production study on the choice of Hungarian demonstratives. Argumentum 14: 110-123. pdf
• Tóth, E., Csatár, P. (2017) Preverbal Focus and Syntactically Unmarked Focus: A Comparison. In: Joseph Emonds and Markéta Janebová (ed.) Language Use and Linguistic Structure. Olomouc: Palacký University, 227-244. pdf
• Rákosi, Gy., Tóth, E. (2016) The pronoun interpretation problem in child Hungarian. ACTA LINGUISTICA HUNGARICA 63(1): 63-96.
• Tóth, E. (2008) Mood Choice in Complement Clauses. A Semantic Approach with Special Reference to Hungarian. Metalinguistica 21. Frankfurt am Main: Lang. preview