A question from a novice at the sci.lang game:
I’m trying to find some information on the Chechen language. In particular,
what script does it use and are there any sources of additional information
on this language? If Chechen too obscure, how about Caucasian languages in
general? I looked in the Cambridge Encyclopedia and found a short blurb
on Caucasian languages but it doesn’t even indicate the script.
I only have access to a run-of-the-mill small city library so obscure or
specialized references would be less useful. Anything on the internet?
Thanks in advance,
Kelly
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>A question from a novice at the sci.lang game:
>I’m trying to find some information on the Chechen language. In particular,
>what script does it use and are there any sources of additional information
>on this language? If Chechen too obscure, how about Caucasian languages in
>general? I looked in the Cambridge Encyclopedia and found a short blurb
>on Caucasian languages but it doesn’t even indicate the script.
>I only have access to a run-of-the-mill small city library so obscure or
>specialized references would be less useful. Anything on the internet?
For a useful book on scripts in general: Kenneth Katzner
"The Languages of the World" (Routledge & Kegan Paul),
London, 1975 (ISBN 0 7100 8717 9). And yes, Chechen is
in it (Cyrillic with additional sign "I", used as glottalization
marker). They might have switched back to Latin script now,
of course: the situation in the Caucasus is rather unstable
at the moment.
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