Emphasizes the application of basic linguistics as a tool for reading Russian. The student is introduced to roots, affixes, and phonological principles as they occur within the context of ten short stories by Anton Chekhov.
Margaret I. Gibson is Assistant Professor of Russian at the University of Arizona in Tucson.
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Russian language instructors here in the United States will search the available publications a long time to match the ideal blend of linguistic scholarship and pedagogic utility presented in this work...if one wants to combine the teaching of readingskills and vocabulary building with the teaching of the linguistics of word formation, this book may be the best presently available. Rocky Mountain Review Of Language and Literature ...an attractive and 'accessible' format. The Chekhov stories are well selected. Slavic and East European Journal ...an attractive and 'accessible' format. The Chekhov stories are well selected. Slavic and East European Journal Russian language instructors here in the United States will search the available publications a long time to match the ideal blend of linguistic scholarship and pedagogic utility presented in this work...if one wants to combine the teaching of reading skills and vocabulary building with the teaching of the linguistics of word formation, this book may be the best presently available. Rocky Mountain Review Of Language and Literature
