Russian Word Order: A Comparative Study

Russian word order is varied to suit the communicative requirements of the speaker. The present study tests the hypothesis that American students of Russian use word order differently from native speakers, using the same order for different communicative tasks. Study results support the hypothesis....

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Published inSlavic and East European Journal Vol. 21; no. 1; p. 88
Main Author Thompson, Irene
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 1977
Subjects
Communication Skills
Contrastive Linguistics
Interference (Language)
Language Role
Language Skills
Language Usage
Russian
Second Language Learning
Sentence Structure
Structural Analysis
Word Order
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Summary:Russian word order is varied to suit the communicative requirements of the speaker. The present study tests the hypothesis that American students of Russian use word order differently from native speakers, using the same order for different communicative tasks. Study results support the hypothesis. (CHK)