Marcel den Dikken

Marcel den Dikken serves as Principal Researcher at the Centre of Linguistics of the University of Lisbon and Senior Researcher at the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics in Budapest. His academic profile reflects deep expertise in theoretical linguistics with particular emphasis on syntactic structures across diverse language families.

Den Dikken's research program centers on syntax and its interfaces with morphology, semantics, and phonology. His work systematically investigates copular constructions, secondary predication, argument structure, and morphosyntactic phenomena across languages including Hungarian, Dutch, Russian, and various Uralic languages. He has developed influential analyses of depictive secondary predicates, Hungarian suffixation patterns, and information structure in syntax.

Analysis of his recent publications reveals sustained scholarly productivity with consistent contributions to theoretical syntax. His work demonstrates particular strength in examining how syntactic structures interface with morphological and semantic properties, especially regarding predicate structures and argument realization. Den Dikken maintains strong research connections with Hungarian linguistics through his work on sociative/dissociative suffixes, verb morphology, and case marking systems.