Johnny CheungJohnny Cheung studied Indology and Indo-European Linguistics in Leiden, Holland. For his PhD research he studied in London and also made a field-trip to (Alania) North Ossetia, Russia. In September 2000 he defended his thesis, which resulted in the pesent publication. After his thesis he studied Persian as well. He is currently compiling a database/dictionary of the Iranian verb, focussing his attention on the Old and Middle Iranian material. His interest also lies in the research of modern Iranian dialects. For this purpose he will carry out field-work in Iran during the summer months in the present and coming years. Read More Read Less