Newspaper Russian : a vocabulary of administrative and commercial idiom : with English translations

The textbook consists of an introductory chapter and twenty further chapters based on themes which exemplify and consolidate a series of new linguistic concepts. Particular emphasis is placed on the use of authentic up-to-date materials, such as advertisements, newspaper clippings, timetables, tickets, official forms and recent photographs, and on the creation of meaningful and relevant contexts for language learning. Wherever possible, the students are asked to deduce unfamiliar syntactic and morphological principles for themselves from regular paradigms, before being required to apply the new rules or to cope with irregularities. "This handbook fills a significant gap in the range of dictionaries available today. In recent years, the Russian media has undergone huge transformations as the style and content of newspapers and magazines has changed beyond all recognition. Newspaper Russian takes account of the newly widened political vocabulary and an economic vocabulary largely adapted from English, while also demonstrating how 'newspaper' Russian uses many words in senses distinct from ordinary usage." "Short examples are given for each word or phrase, with English translations of headwords and unusual idioms in context. A list of common abbreviations and acronyms is also supplied. This vocabulary will be a useful tool and reference manual for students, journalists, business people and general readers who need to use contemporary 'newspaper' Russian." --Book Jacket This handbook offers a guide to the language of the contemporary Russian press. The changing political climate and the rush to modernize the Russian economy has left a rich sediment of words which are listed and explained in this work.