A Reference Grammar of Russian (Reference Grammars)
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| Rating | : | 4.37 (796 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0521772923 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 510 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-01-03 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
It is especially concerned with the meaning of combinations of words (constructions) and the core concept is that of the predicate history (a record of the states of entities through time and across possibilities). This textbook describes and systematizes all aspects of the grammar of Russian--including patterns of orthography, sounds, inflection, syntax, tense-aspect-mood, word order, and intonation. It will appeal to students, scholars and language professionals interested in Russian.. Using predicate histories, the book presents an integrated account of the semantics of verbs, nouns, case, and aspect
Alan Timberlake is Professor of Slavic linguistics at the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures, University of California at Berkeley. He is the author of The Nominative Object in Slavic, Baltic, and West Finnic (1974).
' a learned discourse on seven topic areas, of great interest to the Russian specialist.' Rusistika' this is an essential tool for anyone undertaking serious study of modern Russian.' Forum for Modern Language Studies