A Reference Grammar of Russian (Reference Grammars)
Cambridge University Press
Edition: Illustrated, 6/13/2014
EAN 9780521772921, ISBN10: 0521772923
Hardcover, 100 pages, 24.4 x 17 x 2.9 cm
Language: English
Originally published in English
This book 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 is especially concerned with the meaning of combinations of words (constructions). The core concept is that of the predicate history: a record of the states of entities through time and across possibilities. Using predicate histories, the book presents an integrated account of the semantics of verbs, nouns, case, and aspect. More attention is paid to syntax than in any other grammars of Russian written in English or in other languages of Western Europe. Alan Timberlake refers to the literature on variation and trends in development, and makes use of contemporary data from the internet. This book will appeal to students, scholars and language professionals interested in Russian.
1. Russian
2. Sounds
3. Inflectional morphology
4. Arguments
5. Predicates and arguments
6. Mood, tense, and aspect
7. The presentation of information
Bibliography
Index.
'... a learned discourse on seven topic areas, of great interest to the Russian specialist.' Rusistika