List of Tables and Figures; Introduction ? Veronika Makarova; PART ONE: LANGUAGE STRUCTURES AND THEIR INTERFACE; 1. Phonetics. Tracing Emotions in Russian Vowels ? Veronika Makarova and Valery A. Petrushin; 2. Phonology. Vowel?Zero Alternations in Russian Prepositions: Prosodic Constituency and Productivity ? Lev Blumenfeld; 3. Morphology and Lexicology Interface. Latest Russian Neologisms: The Next Step towards Analytism? ? Julia Rochtchina; 4. Syntax. Bi-nominative Sentences in Russian ? Igor Mel'cuk; 5. Psycholinguistics. The Effect of Grammatical Gender in Russian Spoken-Word Recognition ? Irina A. Sekerina; PART TWO: APPLIED LINGUISTIC AND SOCIOLINGUISTIC ANALYSIS; 6. Communicative Language Teaching and Russian: The Current State of the Field ? William J. Comer; 7. Low-Proficiency Heritage Speakers of Russian: Their Interlanguage System as a Basis for Fast Language (Re)Building ? Alla Smyslova; 8. Superior Speakers or ?Super? Russian: OPI Guidelines Revisited ? Ludmila Isurin; 9. Who Am I?: Cultural Identities among Russian-Speaking Immigrants of the Third (and Fourth?) Wave and their Effects on Language Attitudes ? David R. Andrews; 10. Russian Language History in Canada. Doukhobor Internal and External Migrations: Effects on Language Development and Structure ? Gunter Schaarschmidt; Afterword ? Veronika Makarova; Index

'Russian Language Studies in North America: New Perspectives from Theoretical and Applied Linguistics' offers a unique collection of research papers representing current directions in Russian language studies in Canada and the United States. Traditionally, Slavic and Russian studies in these countries have centered around literature, history, politics and culture. This volume reflects recent changes in Russian studies by focusing on language structure, language use and teaching methodology. The volume brings together several generations of scholars, from young promising researchers to those with long-established reputations in the field.