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109-112 Russian Linguistics B | |
Note | Formerly available as 126-232/332. Students who have completed 126-232/332 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 1 |
Coordinator | Dr Robert Lagerberg |
Prerequisites | 109-103 Beginners Russian C and 109-104 Beginners Russian D or equivalent. European studies students wishing to enrol in this subject would normally have completed first year European studies, see Prerequisites. |
Semester | 2 (view timetable) |
Contact | A 2-hour lecture and a 1-hour tutorial per week |
Subject Description | This subject builds on the knowledge students already have of Russian and introduces them to many of the main linguistic features of the modern language. It stresses both a theoretical knowledge of (Russian) linguistics as well as the practical application of that knowledge for the purposes of improving students' Russian. The following areas are covered: vocabulary and idiom (e.g. loanwords, neologisms, proverbs); word formation (e.g. prefixes, suffixes); prepositions and the cases they govern; syntax (e.g. use of cases, use of aspects); phonetics and phonology. |
Assessment | Written work totalling 2000 words and a 2-hour test. |
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