“The power of old structures organized in paradigms” in the system of Hungarian conjugation
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https://doi.org/10.18349/MagyarNyelv.2025.3.267Keywords:
person-hierarchy sensitivity, differential object marking, grammaticalization paths, anchoring, maxims of conversationAbstract
In this paper we present collaborative linguistic ethnographic research. In collaborative research, participants work together to identify a research objective and develop a framework for working together. We explore how participants in such research view their roles as researchers: how they feel about themselves as researchers, what knowledge they believe they have, and how this relates to the fact that the research also draws on Southern epistemologies. Both non-academic and professional researchers put a lot of effort into reflecting on their own linguistic practices and repertoires, their position as researchers and their knowledge. During the joint work, there is a strong emphasis on the value of multilingualism. The analysis shows that the output of participatory research is dialogue itself rather than generating a kind of separation between ‘local knowledge’ and ‘academic knowledge’, and that the collaboration of citizen and professional researchers in participatory research leads to transformative processes.
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