P rominent t ajik f igures of the

Qosimova, Mukarrama

Tajik linguist Mukarrama Nabievna Qosimova was born into a fam-

ily of workers in Konibodom on January 16, 1933. She joined the CPSU

in 1956.

Qosimova graduated from the Department of History and Philology

of the Tajikistan State University in 1955. From 1959 to 1966, she was

a teacher, senior instructor, Assistant Professor, and Professor at the

same institute. Between 1966 and 1968, and again from 1974 to 1977,

she was the Dean of the Faculty of Philology of Tajikistan State Univer-

sity. She received her doctorate in linguistics in 1981, and became a

professor in 1982. In 1986, she became the Head of the Department of

Tajiki Language at Tajikistan State University.

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Qosimova's research deals with some of the major linguistic prob-

lems of Tajiki. Her monograph entitled Sintaksi Jumlahoi Soddai Asri

Yozdah (The Syntax of Simple Sentences in the Prose Works of the Elev-

enth Century) is regarded to be a major accomplishment. Her other

contributions include Matni Kelasiki (Classical Text), Dushanbe, 1971);

Praktikum az Zaboni Tojiki (Practical Work Based on the Tajiki Lan-

guage, Dushanbe, 1976); Jumlahoi Payravi Sharti dar Zaboni Adabii

Tojik (Conditional Sentences in Literary Tajiki Language, Stalinabad,

1931); and Straktura va Semantikai Jumlahoi Soddai Asri Yozdah (The

Structure and Semantic Aspects of Simple Sentences in the Prose Works

of the Eleventh Century, Dushanbe, 1986).

Qosimova was recognized as a Distinguished Contributor to Educa-

tion in Tajikistan in 1967. She is a recipient of the Red Banner of Cour-

age and the 100

th

 Anniversary of the Birth of Lenin Prize.

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