PARTICLE ‘TOCH’NO’  IN RUSSIAN FOR FOREIGNERS: A FUNCTIONAL AND COMMUNICATIVE APPROACH

Abstract

The article discusses the problem of meaning and functioning of the particle toch’no (точно) in the teaching of Russian for foreigners. The necessity of such analysis and formation of natural use of particles is determined by the educational program of teaching Russian as a foreign language at the advanced levels of studies. Utterances with particles imply subjectivity, expressiveness and demonstrate the speaker’s attitude towards the described event. Analysis of the particle toch’no focuses on its syntactical peculiarities, co-occurrence with other particles in the structure of the utterance, importance of intonational accentuation of the utterances containing toch’no. The study of this particle broadens foreign students’ vocabulary, develops their ability to use synonyms both in oral and written speech, teaches how to use intonation in the corresponding pragmatic situations.

Keywords

• русский язык как иностранный
• частицы
• функциональность
• коммуникативность
• russian for foreigners
• particles
• functioning
• communicativeness