Product Information
This is the definitive guide to Russian usage and the standard reference work for students and professionals alike. In the third edition, Russian language expert David Gillespie updates and revises this highly acclaimed volume.Product Identifiers
PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-101405136391
ISBN-139781405136396
eBay Product ID (ePID)102926124
Product Key Features
Number of Pages630 Pages
Publication NameComprehensive Russian Grammar
LanguageEnglish
SubjectRussian
Publication Year2010
TypeLanguage Course
AuthorTerence Wade
Subject AreaForeign Language Study
SeriesBlackwell Référence Grammars Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight35.3 Oz
Item Length8.8 in
Item Width6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number3
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2010-021924
Reviews" When Scottish scholar of the Russian language Wade(1930-2005) died, he was well advanced in plans but not actual workto update the grammar that had been highly successful in its 1992and 2000 editions. David Gillespie (Russian, U. of Bath) took upthe task, choosing not to try to guess what innovations Wade had inmind. Instead, he consolidated and added a few new sections,careful to preserve what he believes to be already the best Russiangrammar available. Beginning with an explanation of the Cyrillicalphabet and pronunciation, it works through all the parts ofspeech to word order." ( Reference and Research Book New s,February 2011)
Dewey Edition22
Series Volume Number8
Dewey Decimal491.782421
Lc Classification NumberPg2106.W33 2010
Table of ContentPreface xxv Preface to the Second Edition xxvii Preface to the Third Edition xxix Acknowledgements xxxi Acknowledgements to the Second Edition xxxiii Abbreviations xxxiv Introduction Pronunciation Orthography Division of Words Punctuation The Noun Word formation Gender Declension Case Usage Diminutive and Augmentative Nouns The Pronoun The Adjective The Long Form of the Adjective The Short Form of the Adjective The Comparative Degree of the Adjective The Superlative Degree of the Adjective The Numeral Cardinal, Collective and Indefinite Numerals Ordinal Numerals Special Functions of Numerals The Verb Conjugation Aspect Reflexive Verbs Impersonal Constructions The Passive Voice The Conditional and Subjunctive Moods Constructions Expressing Obligation, Necessity, Possibility or Potential Verbs of Motion Participles Gerunds The Adverb The Preposition Spatial Prepositions Prepositions that Denote the Position of an Object in Relation to Another Object (Behind, in Front of, Below, on Top of etc.), or Movement to or from that Position Prepositions that Denote Spatial Closeness to an Object, Movement Towards or Away from an Object, or Distance from an Object Prepositions that Denote Along, Across, Through a Spatial Area Prepositions that Denote Spatial Limit Temporal Prepositions The Use of Prepositions to Denote Action in Relation to Various Time Limits Other Meanings Other Important Meanings Expressed by Prepositions The Conjunction Co-ordinating Conjunctions Subordinating Conjunctions The Particle Word Order Glossary 533 Bibliography 540 Subject index 549 Word index 566