A Comprehensive Russian Grammar

by Terence Wade, David Gillespie, Svetlana Gural

The most comprehensive guide to Russian usage, fully revised and updated.

A Comprehensive Russian Grammar, by Terence Wade, is the definitive resource on Russian usage, providing complete and accurate guidance for students and professionals alike. Now in its fourth edition, this authoritative text continues to be an indispensable reference for English-speaking learners of Russian. Detailed yet accessible chapters cover the essential rules of the Russian language, placing emphasis on the nuances and problems that English speakers find especially difficult.

Thoroughly revised and updated by Russian language experts David Gillespie, Svetlana Gural, and Marina Korneeva, this edition reflects changes in the grammar, the lexis, and the contemporary practice of the language in Russia's increasingly globalized, market-oriented economy. New content includes coverage of words and phrases from IT and social network terminology that have entered the Russian language, original contributions by leading Russian language scholars, and numerous modern usage examples taken from Russian websites, social media, and post-Soviet literature. The standard Russian language reference for English speakers for more than a quarter of a century, this volume:

Provides a comprehensive, user-friendly approach to Russian grammar exposition Covers every essential aspect of the Russian language, including prepositions, conjunctions, numerals, and word order Features updated examples and illustrations, new insights into recent developments in Russian language usage, and more consistent transliteration of Russian names Includes a glossary of grammatical terms, word and subject indexes, and a complete bibliography Part of the successful Blackwell Reference Grammars series, A Comprehensive Russian Grammar, Fourth Edition is the ideal guide and reference text for students and teachers of Russian across the English-speaking world, as well as professionals with knowledge of Russian seeking to keep pace with recent changes in the language.

Genres: Russia, Language, Reference, Nonfiction, Academic, Textbooks, Linguistics

637 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1992

Reviews

[Mike · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you need a very detailed, comprehensive, grammar of Russian—either for reference purposes for a scholar or for the advanced student of the language—this is your book. The Russians, mainly under the Soviets, did a stellar job of making Russian a uniform national language over a vast geographic land area and numerous (mainly eastern Russian/Siberian) cultures for which Russian was really a second language. When you consider how many dialects of Chinese exist or how varied Spanish is, or even Arabic, the uniformity of Russian from Moscow to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky is very impressive. Still, as one of the world's major literary, social, and business languages, the grammar is very nuanced and in areas, quite complex. For literary scholars of Russian, this book is an obvious need, however, it's also useful to anyone truly trying to understand the nature of the language. Well-written, easy to understand if you already have a good grounding in Russian, this is a great reference.

[Sara]

This is an amazing book!

[Bria · Rating 4 out of 5]

Comprehensive is pretty accurate - so thorough. As long as I memorize and internalize every last rule and exception, I will always know how and why all words and sentences are formed.

[Joseph D'Aquisto · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good resource for Russian language learning
I used this book during my last year of Russian studies. It was for 3rd year Russian level. It came in handy.

[Santiago Orellana · Rating 5 out of 5]

Maybe a little too comprehensive. Excellent though.

[Laura Wetsel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Overall an informative and thorough tool for the Russophile. The main criticism I have to offer is that the explanations can complicate concepts that really aren't that complicated.

[Robin Card · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is THE book to buy if you're learning Russian, along with "Russian Grammar Workbook" by the same author. If you only buy two books – buy these two. Comprehensive is by no means misleading.

[Hlry]

i will always be reading this book. for the rest of my life. IT WILL NEVER ENDDDDDDD!!