Wade, Terence (L. B.)

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WADE, Terence (L. B.)

WADE, Terence (L. B.). British, b. 1930. Genres: Language/Linguistics. Career: British Ministry of Defence, Bodmin, Crail, Beaconsfield, UK, instructor in Russian language, 1955-63; Scottish College of Commerce, Glasgow, lecturer, 1963-64; University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, began as lecturer, became professor in Russian studies, 1964-95. Tutor for Russian vacation courses, Cambridge University, 1963-68, and University of East Anglia, 1969. Association of Teachers of Russian, Chairman, 1986-89, President, 1990; Presidium of International Association of Russian Teachers, member, 1991-2003. Institute of Linguists, fellow, 1988. Publications: (with J.O. Lewis) Russian Exercises for Language Laboratories, 1967; The Russian Preposition "Do" and the Concept of Extent, 1980; Prepositions in Modern Russian, 1983; (with N. White) Russia Today, 1985; The Gender of Soft- Sign Nouns in Russian, 1988; A Comprehensive Russian Grammar, 1992; A Russian Grammar Workbook, 1996; Russian Etymological Dictionary, 1996; (with L. Ryazanova-Clarke) The Russian Language Today, 1999; The Oxford Russian Grammar and Verbs, 2002. Address: Dept of Modern Languages, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XH, Scotland. Online address: [email protected]