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Russian Phrases For Dummiesby Andrew Kaufman; Serafima Gettys; Nina Wieda
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2011; US$ 9.99Traveling in a foreign country such as Russia suddenly becomes a lot more exciting when you can engage in elegant small talk with the locals. Russian Phrases For Dummies is your handy guide to everyday words and phrases you can start using immediately to make your visit more rewarding and a whole lot easier. This user-friendly phrasebook will jump-start your comprehension and have you speaking basic Russian in no time. Its quick-and-easy approach gives you language fundamentals up front, the Words to Know section helps you find the right word fast, and the easy-to-use pronunciation key helps other people understand what you're trying to say. You'll learn how to: Get directions, shop, and eat out Talk numbers, dates, and time Chat about family... more...
RUS': A Comprehensive Course in Russianby Sarah Smyth; Elena V. Crosbie
Cambridge University Press 2002; US$ 76.00A comprehensive foundation course for beginning students of Russian. Includes cassettes and teachers' guidelines. more...
Russian Language Todayby Terence Wade; Larissa Ryazanova-Clarke
Routledge 1999; US$ 49.95The first major analysis in English of the dramatic changes which have occurred in the Russian language at the end of the 20th century. more...
Basic Russianby John Murray; Sarah Smyth
Routledge 1999; US$ 37.95Designed for students with a basic knowledge of Russian, this book provides an accessible reference grammar and related exercises in a single volume. more...
Intermediate Russianby John Murray; Sarah Smyth
Routledge 2000; US$ 40.95Intermediate Russian provides a reference grammar and related exercises in one volume. Includes answer key and index. With Basic Russian , it forms a compendium of the essentials of Russian grammar. more...
Russianby Kathryn Szczepanska
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2005; US$ 19.95Russian a self-teaching guide Learn Russian at your own pace How do Russian letters differ from English letters? How do you choose the correct form of specific verbs? What are some useful, everyday Russian words? With Russian: A Self-Teaching Guide, you'll discover the answers to these questions and many more about this challenging language. This thorough primer presents an easy-to-follow, proven method for grasping the basics of Russian, complete with helpful tips on writing and pronouncing Cyrillic characters and building your Russian vocabulary. You get lively dialogues and reading exercises, concise lessons on grammar and usage, notes on Russian culture, and a compact Russian-English glossary. The clearly structured format of Russian... more...
Using Russianby Derek Offord
Cambridge University Press 2005; US$ 41.00Using Russian is a guide to Russian usage for those who have already acquired the basics of the language and wish to extend their knowledge. Clear, readable and easy to consult, this expanded, up-to-date new edition will prove invaluable to students seeking to improve their fluency and confidence in Russian. more...
A Reference Grammar of Russianby Alan Timberlake
Cambridge University Press 2004; US$ 137.00A Reference Grammar of Russian describes and systematizes all aspects of the grammar of Russian: the patterns of orthography, sounds, inflection, syntax, tense-aspect-mood, word order, and intonation. It also refers to literature on variation and trends in the development of Russian, and makes use of contemporary data from the internet. more...
The Big Silver Book of Russian Verbsby Jack Franke
McGraw-Hill 2005; US$ 15.95McGraw-Hill's Big Books not only include more verbs and a better selection than their competitors, but they also provide ample contextual examples that show you how the verbs are actually used. Features include:.; 555 fully conjugated verbs.; Extensive examples illustrating basic meanings for the top 50 verbs.; Verb exercises.; Clear coverage of the unique aspects of the language's verbs.; And more. more...
Copular Sentences in Russianby Asya Pereltsvaig
Springer 2007; US$ 69.95This book provides a detailed study and a novel Minimalist account of copular sentences in Russian, focusing on case marking alternations (nominative vs. instrumental) and drawing a distinction between two types of copular sentences. On the assumption that Merge is defined in the simplest way possible, it is argued that not all syntactic structures are a(nti)symmetrical. One of the copular sentence types is analyzed as a poster child for symmetrical structures, while the other type is treated as asymmetrical. The originality of this study lies in treating the copula in the two types of copular sentences neither as completely identical nor as two distinct lexical items; instead, the two types of copula are derived through the process of semantic... more...