Russian Etymological Dictionary Wade Terence L. B.Paperback
Russian Etymological Dictionary Wade Terence L. B.Paperback This dictionary provides a systematic analysis of Russian word derivations, describing the etymology of 1500 central words in the language.…
Specifikacia Russian Etymological Dictionary Wade Terence L. B.Paperback
Russian Etymological Dictionary Wade Terence L. B.Paperback
This dictionary provides a systematic analysis of Russian word derivations, describing the etymology of 1500 central words in the language. In the main part of the book, a typical entry gives the present meaning of the word, the dates of the first appearance in the language and of subsequent meaning changes, and details of orthographical, phonetic and social factors that have affected its development. In the introduction, the author traces the development of Russian vocabulary and focuses on factors that have affected semantic and lexical change.
The dictionary is designed to be user-friendly, facilitating the task of learning vocabulary and raising the language awareness of students. Cognate words in Russian and other languages help to place each word in its linguistic context. It presents an interesting anaylsis of word derivation at the same time as revealing factors that affect