Gergely Szabó

Gergely Szabó is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Hungarian Linguistics at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary. He earned his PhD in 2023 through a joint program between the Open University of Catalonia and Eötvös Loránd University, focusing on the sociolinguistics of diasporization among Hungarians in Catalonia. His research and teaching are centered on sociolinguistics, writing in society, and research ethics.

His research interests include language ideologies, participatory research, multilingualism, dialectology, and linguistic ethnography. His work critically examines how language practices reflect and construct social identities, particularly in diasporic and minority contexts. He emphasizes collaborative and ethical research methodologies, often involving citizen science and community engagement.

The recent publications highlight a strong focus on collaborative research, language ideologies in multilingual settings, and methodological innovation in dialect studies. His work frequently explores Hungarian communities in Catalonia, Budapest, and other diasporic locations, analyzing how language use reflects identity, power, and social change.

• Faculty Excellence in Publication Award, ELTE Faculty of Humanities, 2024
• Roska Tamás Award for Scientific Lecture, National Council of Student Research Societies, 2023
• Faculty Excellence in Publication Award, ELTE Faculty of Humanities, 2022
• Pro Scientia Golden Medal, National Council of Student Research Societies, 2017

Szabó has supervised and contributed to several research projects, including those funded by OTKA and internal KRE grants, often in collaboration with scholars like Csanád Bodó and János Imre Heltai. He has no listed PhD students under his supervision yet but has served as an opponent in doctoral defenses. His international research mobility includes stays at the University of Jyväskylä and Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences.

He is an active member of the Hungarian Linguistics Society, AILA ReN Participatory Linguistics, and the Linguistics Ethnography Research Network in Hungary, contributing to academic discourse and project development in sociolinguistics.