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A Short Grammatical Outline of the Chechen Language Akhmat G. Matsov, author; Patrick A. O'Sullivan, translator/editor This grammar explains the Chechen sound system, using a modified version of the Cyrillic alphabet, and treats the inflections and derivations of all parts of speech. There is also a brief description of the syntax of the language with illustrations under each major category. This grammatical outline is based on the literary form of the language and is prescriptive in nature. 1995, 77 pages, hardbound. $78
A Handbook of Chechen Verbal Conjugation Saidamin Shamilov & Elza Paskushova This book gives the conjugations of the most common literary forms of 519 Chechen verbs along with their English meanings, and thus provides an extended paradigm to enable the learner to master the most difficult feature of this highly inflected language. The authors provide an introduction to the Chechen verb including descriptions of verbal tenses and moods as well as participles and verbal adverbs. A brief description of the 49-letter modified Cyrillic alphabet is also provided. 2005, 540 pages. $130