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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...
Parameters of Slavic Morphosyntaxby Steven Franks
Oxford University Press 1995; US$ 95.00This study develops parametic solutions to related constructions among the Slavonic languages. It serves as a description of government and binding (GB) theory for Slavonic linguists, as well as an introduction to Slavonic languages for scholars of syntax. 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...
Modern Russian Grammarby John Dunn; Shamil Khairov
Taylor & Francis 2008; US$ 36.95Modern Russian Grammar: A Practical Guide is an innovative reference guide to Russian, combining traditional and function-based grammar in a single volume. The Grammar is divided into two parts. Part A covers traditional grammatical categories such as agreement, nouns, verbs and adjectives. Part B is carefully organized around language functions covering all major communication situations. . With a strong emphasis on contemporary usage, all grammar points and functions are richly illustrated with examples. Main features of the Grammar include:.:.; clear explanations.; emphasis on areas of particular difficulty for learners of Russian, such as numerals and verbs of motion.; extensive cross-referencing between the different sections. This... more...