Ashirbaev Toktosun (1948), Doctor of Philological Sciences (2001).Kyrgyz. Born in the village of Ana-Kyzyl in the Uzgen district of the Osh region. Graduated from OGPI (1974).
Worked as a school teacher, lecturer, senior lecturer, associate professor, deputy dean, dean, and since 2001 - head of the department at OshGU. Specialist in the field of stylistics and methodology of teaching the Kyrgyz language.
Awarded the Honorary Certificate of the Kyrgyz Republic (1999). Published over 90 scientific works, including 1 monograph, 12 textbooks and teaching aids.
Main works:
1. Kyrgyz Language. 2nd grade (co-authored). Textbook for primary school with instruction in Uzbek. Bishkek, "Mektep", 1993.
2. Stylistics of the Kyrgyz Language: Phonetic Word Formation and Lexical Stylistics. Volume 2. Bishkek, "Mektep", 2000.
3. Stylistic Literature of Linguistic Tools. Bishkek, "Mektep", 2001.
4. Business Papers. Conducting Work in the State Language (co-authored). Bishkek, KEMTB, 2001.
5. Practicum in the Kyrgyz Language (co-authored). Bishkek, "Mektep", 2001.
