Introduction to Modern Russian Spoken Language

Author: Wang Fuxiang
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Publish Date: 2001-03-01
Features: Spoken language is the foundation of language existence and the source of its development and change. Written language, on the other hand, has evolved from spoken language and continues to draw nourishment from it. Since the early 20th century, Russian written language has undergone many significant changes, such as simplification, decomposition, disambiguation, and fusion, all of which are the result of the influence of spoken language. As Mao Zedong pointed out: "Why should we study language? Because language is not something that can be learned casually; it requires hard work. We must learn from the masses in terms of language. The vocabulary of the people is rich, vivid, and lively, reflecting real life. Many of us have not learned language well, so when writing articles or making speeches, we lack a few vivid, lively, and powerful sentences, only stiff and rigid expressions, looking like a beggar, thin and unattractive, not like a healthy person. Second, we must absorb the necessary components from foreign languages. We do not blindly copy or misuse foreign languages; instead, we absorb the good things from foreign languages that are suitable for us." Spoken language studies is a new linguistic discipline that originated in the mid-20th century and flourished in the latter half of the 20th century. Today, spoken language phenomena not only attract the attention of spoken language scholars but have also been incorporated into the standard Russian grammar system of the Academy of Sciences Press. We study Russian to better master the language. We study spoken Russian to improve Russian language teaching and enhance students' spoken language proficiency, which is currently a weak link in Russian language teaching. "The Study of Spoken Russian" is a national social science research project. This series includes An Introduction to Modern Spoken Russian (Wang Fuxiang), Morphology of Spoken Russian (Pei Yufang), Lexicology of Spoken Russian (Wang Yong), Morphology of Spoken Russian (Shi Tieqiang), Syntax of Spoken Russian: Simple Sentences (Sui Ran), Syntax of Spoken Russian: Complex Sentences (Wu Jun), and Rhetoric of Spoken Russian (Liu Limin). This series can serve as study material for senior undergraduate and graduate students and can also be referenced by Russian language professionals.