Foreign Word 5. Bond B. Loanwords of the 19th century 1. It's useful for teachers as well, to recognize that this perceived distance between Russian and English is not as great as the exotic Cyrillic alphabet might lead them to believe. With this information, teachers can help students lessen their fear of this perceived distance. The similarities discussed in this paper are based on a search for phonological and semantic resemblance.
Learners assume translation equivalence in order to make their job easier.
As a tool for skillbuilding, this paper offers a systematic look at the history of the Russian language, specifically the source of foreign influence on the lexis. It offers, as well, a beginning outline in similarity of patterns of affixation and phonology. Agreement as to importance of a systematic approach comes from various quarters. Russians I have met particularly like discussions of lexical similarities. This paper is a small step in looking for such similiarities, with obviously no claim to completeness.