Deciphering Contextual Usage of Imperfective Verbs in Russian: "Konstatatsiya fakta deistviya" and "znachenie obshchefakticheskogo deistviya" in Narrative Discourse.

Launer, Michael K.

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Publication Date: 1979

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Deciphering Contextual Usage of Imperfective Verbs in Russian: "Konstatatsiya fakta deistviya" and "znachenie obshchefakticheskogo deistviya" in Narrative Discourse.

Launer, Michael K.

Russian Language Journal, v33 n116 p3-15 Fall 1979

The parameters that help learners decipher imperfective usage (particularly KF) in Russian are described. Subcategories of KF which do not overlap are analyzed through their contextual usage in detective stories. Suggestions are made for helping learners decode KF in speech and writing. (PMJ)

Descriptors: Context Clues, Language Usage, Russian, Second Language Instruction, Sentence Structure, Structural Analysis (Linguistics), Verbs

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Language: EnglishRussian

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