Modern Russian Grammar: A Practical Guide

✍ Scribed by John Dunn, Shamil Khairov

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 490
• Series: Routledge Modern Grammars
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Modern 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 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

Book Cover
Title
Copyright
Contents
Introduction
How to use this book
Glossary of grammatical terms
Part A Structures
1 Sounds and spelling
2 Nouns
3 Case
4 Verbs
5 Aspects of the verb
6 Adjectives
7 Pronouns
8 Numerals and other quantity words
9 Uninflected parts of speech
10 Word formation
11 Agreement
Part B Functions
12 Establishing identity
13 Establishing contact
14 Being, becoming and possession
15 Negation
16 Expressing attitudes
17 Asking questions
18 Obligation, instructions, requests, advice and permission
19 Using numbers: talking about times, dates and quantities
20 Focus and emphasis
21 Establishing contexts and connections
22 Coming and going
23 Communication strategies
Index