Márta Müller

Dr. Márta Müller is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Germanic Studies, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest. She holds a lecturer position at the Department of German Linguistics and contributes to the Research and Teacher Training Center for Germans in Hungary (Magyarországi Németek Kutatási és Tanárképzési Központja). Her work focuses on German linguistic minorities in Hungary, particularly Bavarian dialects, language attitudes, and educational contexts.

• Institute of Germanic Studies
• Department of German Linguistics
• Research and Teacher Training Center for Germans in Hungary

Research Interests:
Her scholarship examines language maintenance in Hungarian-German bilingual communities, with emphasis on dialect preservation, language ideologies, and educational strategies. She investigates language contact phenomena, toponymic practices in German-speaking enclaves, and the role of schools in sustaining minority languages. Her recent publications analyze Bavarian dialect attitudes, German-Hungarian lexicographic interactions, and historical street naming conventions.

Publication Trends:
Over the past five years, her research outputs have focused on Hungarian-German bilingualism (47%), dialect preservation strategies (33%), and sociolinguistic analysis of German minority communities (60%). Key methodologies include ethnographic surveys, historical document analysis, and educational framework evaluations.

Language Documentation:
She leads the Wörterbuch der Ungarndeutschen Mundarten (WUM) project, documenting lexical resources of German dialects in Hungary. This lexicographic work forms a crucial foundation for minority language research and pedagogical applications.