A Reference Grammar of Russian (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521772921)

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 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). Using predicate histories, the book presents an integrated account of the semantics of verbs, nouns, case, and aspect. It will appeal to students, scholars and language professionals interested in Russian.

Author: Alan Timberlake
ISBN-10: 0521772923
ISBN-13: 9780521772921
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 01/22/2004
Pages: 510
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.58lbs
Size: 9.52h x 7.40w x 1.45d