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Russian Word Roots: Volume 2 - An Introduction to the Word-Formation System

English · Hardback

Will be released 20.05.2026

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Russian Word Roots: Volume 2 provides a systemic approach to Russian vocabulary acquisition, focusing on the second most productive set of Russian word roots and their formation system to allow students to master both active and passive vocabulary more quickly.
along with various exercises designed to review the acquired vocabulary to solidify students' grasp of word formation. With this textbook, students will learn approximately 300 new words and improve their ability to deduce the meanings of new words through common roots. They will also gain a deeper understanding of the meanings of prefixes and suffixes, enhancing their ability to communicate more precisely. This second volume continues to not only strengthen the students' Russian language but also sharpen linguistic skills in their native language by cultivating an awareness of semantic similarities across languages.
Russian Word Roots: Volume 2 is ideal for students with a Novice High to Intermediate Low and higher proficiency in Russian on the ACTFL scale and an existing understanding of basic grammar concepts, including verb conjugation, cases, and word formation patterns.


List of contents










Introduction
Russian Word-Formation System Overview
¿¿¿¿¿ 1. ¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿-
¿¿¿¿¿ 2. ¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿-
¿¿¿¿¿ 3. ¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿(¿)-
¿¿¿¿¿ 4. ¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿-
¿¿¿¿¿ 5. ¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿(¿)-
¿¿¿¿¿ 6. ¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿-
¿¿¿¿¿ 7. ¿¿¿¿¿¿ M¿¿(¿)¿-
¿¿¿¿¿ 8. ¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿ -
¿¿¿¿¿ 9. ¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿(¿)-
¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿(¿)-
¿¿¿¿¿ 11. ¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿(¿)¿-
¿¿¿¿¿ 12. ¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿-
¿¿¿¿¿ 13. ¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿-
¿¿¿¿¿ 14. ¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿-
¿¿¿¿¿ 15. ¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿-
Appendix
Lists of the Roots
Prefixes
Suffixes


About the author










Julia Katsnelson is a senior lecturer in the Russian Program in the School of World Languages and Cultures at the University of Vermont and Kathryn Wasserman Davis School of Russian Middlebury College, USA.


Product details

Authors Julia Katsnelson
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd.
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Release 20.05.2026
 
EAN 9781041085829
ISBN 978-1-0-4108582-9
No. of pages 218
Subjects Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies

Russian, Language teaching and learning, Language teaching & learning (other than ELT), LANGUAGE STUDY / Russian

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