László Antal
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László Antal was a Hungarian
linguist, structuralist, Doctor of Science
(1981), and Professor of Linguistics
. He was considered the sole representative of structural linguistics in America
in Hungary
. He adapted American structuralism to the Hungarian language
. He was a lone wolf
in Hungarian linguistics.
in the academic years of 1964-1965. He was a Visiting Professor in Berlin
between 1981 & 1986. He left Hungary
first for Germany
then for the USA in 1985 when he was appointed to the Head of the General Linguistics Department in ELTE
in Budapest
. He settled in Manassas, Virginia
. He was a Professor in the Foreign Service Institute
and an advisor at the Jamestown Foundation. He died of a heart attack in 1993. He spoke several languages, such as English, German, Russian, French, Albanian
, Arabic, and Indonesian
, fluently.
Hungarian American
Hungarian Americans Hungarian are American citizens of Hungarian descent. The constant influx of Hungarian immigrants was marked by several waves of sharp increase.-History:...
linguist, structuralist, Doctor of Science
Doctor of Science
Doctor of Science , usually abbreviated Sc.D., D.Sc., S.D. or Dr.Sc., is an academic research degree awarded in a number of countries throughout the world. In some countries Doctor of Science is the name used for the standard doctorate in the sciences, elsewhere the Sc.D...
(1981), and Professor of Linguistics
Linguistics
Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. Linguistics can be broadly broken into three categories or subfields of study: language form, language meaning, and language in context....
. He was considered the sole representative of structural linguistics in America
Structural Linguistics
Structural linguistics is an approach to linguistics originating from the work of Swiss linguist Ferdinand de Saussure. De Saussure's Course in General Linguistics, published posthumously in 1916, stressed examining language as a static system of interconnected units...
in Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
. He adapted American structuralism to the Hungarian language
Hungarian language
Hungarian is a Uralic language, part of the Ugric group. With some 14 million speakers, it is one of the most widely spoken non-Indo-European languages in Europe....
. He was a lone wolf
Lone Wolf
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in Hungarian linguistics.
Life
In 1962 he was awarded a Ford Scholarship to the United StatesUnited States
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in the academic years of 1964-1965. He was a Visiting Professor in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
between 1981 & 1986. He left Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
first for Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
then for the USA in 1985 when he was appointed to the Head of the General Linguistics Department in ELTE
Elte
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in Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
. He settled in Manassas, Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
. He was a Professor in the Foreign Service Institute
Foreign Service Institute
The Foreign Service Institute is the United States Federal Government's primary training institution for employees of the U.S. foreign affairs community, preparing American diplomats and other professionals to advance U.S. foreign affairs interests overseas and in Washington...
and an advisor at the Jamestown Foundation. He died of a heart attack in 1993. He spoke several languages, such as English, German, Russian, French, Albanian
Albanian language
Albanian is an Indo-European language spoken by approximately 7.6 million people, primarily in Albania and Kosovo but also in other areas of the Balkans in which there is an Albanian population, including western Macedonia, southern Montenegro, southern Serbia and northwestern Greece...
, Arabic, and Indonesian
Indonesian language
Indonesian is the official language of Indonesia. Indonesian is a normative form of the Riau Islands dialect of Malay, an Austronesian language which has been used as a lingua franca in the Indonesian archipelago for centuries....
, fluently.
Books
- Antal, László 1963: Questions of Meaning, Mouton, The Hague.
- Antal, László 1964: Content, Meaning, and Understanding, Mouton. The Hague.
Papers
- Antal, László 1961: Sign, Meaning, Context, LinguaLinguaLingua: An International Review of General Linguistics is a peer-reviewed academic journal of general linguistics that was established in 1949 and is published by Elsevier. Its current editor-in-chief is Johan Rooryck ....
10, 211-9. - Antal, László 1963: A new type of dictionary, LinguisticsLinguisticsLinguistics is the scientific study of human language. Linguistics can be broadly broken into three categories or subfields of study: language form, language meaning, and language in context....
1, 75-84. - Antal, László 1991: Multiple Syntactic Relations: a Tentative Note, Word 42, 89-94.
- Antal, László 1992: Another calamity of quotas. N.h. [New York], é.n.