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Russian grammar (Russian: грамматика русского языка, IPA: [ɡrɐˈmatʲɪkə ˈruskəvə jɪzɨˈka]; also русская грамматика; IPA: [ˈruskəjə ɡrɐˈmatʲɪkə]) encompasses:
- a highly inflexional morphology, particularly in nominals (nouns, pronouns, adjectives and numerals; for more details see Russian declension), less so in verbs;
- a syntax that, for the literary language, is the conscious fusion of three elements:
- a Church Slavonic inheritance;
- a Western European style;
- a polished vernacular foundation.
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The Russian language has preserved an Indo-European inflexional structure, although considerable adaptation has taken place.
The spoken language has been influenced by the literary one, but it continues to preserve some characteristic forms. Russian dialects show various non-standard grammatical features, some of which are archaisms or descendants of old forms discarded by the literary language.
NOTE: In the discussion below, various terms are used in the meaning they have in standard Russian discussions of historical grammar. In particular, aorist, imperfect, etc. are considered verbal tenses rather than aspects, because ancient examples of them are attested for both perfective and imperfective verbs.