A Reference Grammar of Russian

by Alan Timberlake

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521772923
• ISBN13: 9780521772921
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 510 Pages
• Weight: 2.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 7.4" x 9.5"