Russian Grammar
Russian has preserved an Indo-European synthetic-inflectional structure, although considerable leveling has taken place.
Russian grammar encompasses:
- a highly synthetic morphology
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a syntax that, for the literary language, is the conscious fusion of three elements:
- a polished vernacular foundation
- a Church Slavonic inheritance
- a Western European style.
The spoken language has been influenced by the literary one, but continues to preserve characteristic forms. The dialects show various non-standard grammatical features[citation needed], some of which are archaisms or descendants of old forms since discarded by the literary language.
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