Introduction

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From Meaning to Form: An Alternative Model of Functional Syntax
Arto Mustajoki

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Эмоционально-оценочный аспект русской лексики и фразеологии (опыт прагмалингвистического словаря)
Андрей Зайнульдинов

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Русский язык и русская речь: парадоксы современности
Татьяна Балыхина

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Self-Reported Russian and Belarusian Language Utilization in Key Economic, Political, and Social Domains in Belarus
N. Anthony Brown

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Now I Know My AБВ’s: A Comparison of Inductive and Deductive Methods of Teaching on the Acquisition of the Cyrillic Alphabet
Jennifer Bown

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Proverbial Language and Its Role in Acquiring a Second Language and Culture
Natalya Vaniushkina

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Lexical Complexity of Learner Discourse: Interpersonal and Presentational Mode Descriptions in Russian
Julia Mikhailova

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Language Learning Behaviors Outside of the Study Abroad Classroom: An analysis of ACTR program participants at the semester, academic year and Flagship levels
Sharon L. Bain

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Implementing Task-based Teaching from the Ground Up: Considerations for Lesson Planning and Classroom Practice
William Comer

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Время русского языка
Марина Ремнева, Георгий Москвин

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О создании фонда «Русский мир»
Вячеслав Никонов

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Report on the XI international Congress of MAPRIAL in Varna (Bulgaria), September 2007
Robert Channon, Mary Nicholas, William Rivers

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