Language, Linguistics and Life: A View from Russia

The book presents the results of the research in the field of speech formation in relation to the practice of FLT (Foreign Language Teaching) in Russia. Special attention has been paid to the new problems in linguistics and teaching methods which have arisen in a new Russia - when the era of international mass communication began. Consequently, modern European languages that died in isolation from the worlds where they were naturaly used are reviving very quickly and, consequently, the sociocultural basis and function of language as a means of international and intercultural communication is now at the focus of scholarly and public attention. This edition incorporates new materials on language and culture in the Appendix.