A Reference Grammar of Russian [Paperback]

This book treats aspects of grammar of Russian, from writing, phonology and morphology to syntax and aspect.A Reference Grammar of Russian describes and systematizes all aspects of the grammar of Russian: 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. It will appeal to STUDENTS, SCHOLARS AND LANGUAGE PROFESSIONALS INTERESTED IN Russian.A Reference Grammar of Russian describes and systematizes all aspects of the grammar of Russian: 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. It will appeal to STUDENTS, SCHOLARS AND LANGUAGE PROFESSIONALS INTERESTED IN Russian.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.1. Russian; 2. Sounds; 3. Inflectional morphology; 4. Arl#q