Modern Russian Grammar: A Practical Guide

by Dunn; John

• ISBN13: 9780415397506
• ISBN10: 0415397502
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2009-01-14
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Modern Russian Grammar: A Practical Guideis an innovative reference guide to Russian, combining traditional and function-based grammar in a single volume. The Grammaris 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 Grammarinclude: 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 is the ideal reference grammar for learners of Russian at all levels, from beginner to advanced. No prior knowledge of grammatical terminology is assumed and a glossary of grammatical terms is provided.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Glossary of grammatical terms
Structures
Sounds and spelling	p. 3
Nouns	p. 19
Case	p. 54
Verbs	p. 72
Aspects of the verb	p. 105
Adjectives	p. 131
Pronouns	p. 148
Numerals and other quantity words	p. 173
Uninflected parts of speech	p. 194
Word formation	p. 216
Agreement	p. 249
Functions
Establishing identity	p. 259
Establishing contact	p. 277
Being, becoming and possession	p. 293
Negation	p. 305
Expressing attitudes	p. 317
Asking questions	p. 335
Obligation, instructions, requests, advice and permission	p. 346
Using numbers: talking about times, dates and quantities	p. 357
Focus and emphasis	p. 375
Establishing contexts and connections	p. 385
Coming and going	p. 436
Communication strategies	p. 451
Index	p. 461
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