Magner Thomas F. Manual of Scientific Russian

Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1959. — 101 p.Though the "sputniks "whirling around in space provide the most dramatic evidence of the present need for reading Russian scientific texts, Russian contributions in other fields had already stimulated many American scientists to study the Russian language. Their motivation must indeed have been of a high order, since present textbooks are hardly adequate for the specialized task of developing rapidly an ability to read involved Russian texts. To meet the pressing need for a serious textbook in this area, the writer offers this manual with the hope that its use will enable American scientists to establish scholarly communication with their Russian counterparts. What is Scientific Russian? All texts written in the Russian language are Russian, whether they deal with algae or water nymphs. What is referred to here as Scientific Russian is simply that Russian textual mai.ter which deals with scientific subjects. The reference to texts implies that the written la nguage, rather than the spoken idiom, is the main object of interest. This limitation of interest eliminates from consideration a host of complications, ranging from pronunciation problems to the vagaries of idiomatic usage. For an adult the attainment of a skill in reading a foreign language is far easier than the acquisition of even a modest fluency in the spoken language. This manual will thus prepare the learner to read standard written Russian and will, by the consideration of scientific texts, provide opportunities for familiarization with Russian scientific terminology.Introdution
The Structure of Russian
Paradigms
Vocabulary Help
Techniques of Translation
Russian Texts and Glossary