Description
Book SynopsisRussian Function Words: Meanings and Use is a collection of 463 prepositions, conjunctions, particles, interjections, and parenthetical words.
This book provides a semantic, syntactic, and stylistic analysis of each word, accompanying the explanation with examples of the wordâs usage in discourse in contemporary, everyday Russian and analogous translations into English. Consequently, it allows users to develop an understanding of contemporary grammatical, lexical, and stylistic norms, with the aim of mastering these critical words. This book also includes a multitude of idioms and sayings that users will learn to use in the appropriate context.
Intermediate and advanced students, instructors, and translators will find this a useful supplement to their existing resources. It also serves as a helpful reference for independent learners at all levels.
Trade Review"a useful reference for undergraduate students in communication-centered courses, advanced students and instructors who need to provide their students quick explanations and examples of function word usage. The selection of entries is comprehensive without being overwhelming: it includes most commonly used prepositions, conjunctions, particles, interjections, and parenthetical words across a range of registers and styles, from highly colloquial to academic and literary."
- Evelina Mendelevich, Russian Language Journal, Vol 69, 2019
Table of ContentsIntroduction
Abbreviations
Terminology
English-Russian Glossary
Russian-English Glossary
Entries
Bibliography
