RUS2330

Slavic lexicology

(ART)

J Clarke

6 points + 2 hours per week + First Semester + Clayton + Prerequisites: A first-year Slavic language unit

Synopsis: Introduction to the systematic investigation of the Russian vocabulary with some contrastive study of the vocabulary of other Slavic languages. Topics include orthography, word-formation and the structure of inflected words, as well as etymology and patterns of lexical development.

Assessment: Written (3000 words): 50% + Examination (2 hours): 50%