Lexical errors in the speech of Iranian students and ways to prevent them

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Working on the prevention of lexical errors is an important stage in the formation of a foreign student's linguistic competence. The relevance of this topic is determined by the need for a comprehensive analysis of the lexical errors made by Iranian students at the preparatory department of the Moscow State Pedagogical University and the Academy of Labor and Social Relations (Moscow) in the process of learning Russian (level A2+). Understanding and addressing the causes of lexical errors will help Russian as a foreign language teachers to properly classify them and organize systematic efforts to prevent and correct them. The purpose of the study is to identify the types of lexical errors in the speech of Iranian students based on specific linguistic material, provide their internal classification and methods of formal description, and suggest ways to eliminate them. The following research methods were used: analysis and synthesis of scientific sources on the research problem to determine its initial provisions; systematization of data for a comprehensive analysis of lexical errors made by Iranian students; direct observation and collection of information through purposeful perception and registration of typical lexical errors. The frequency types of lexical errors are revealed: inability to find a word that adequately expresses a thought, failure to take into account its stylistic coloring, misunderstanding of the meaning of a polysemous word, confusion of words with similar meanings, violation of the patterns of their compatibility, non-differentiation of homonymy and paronymy, the use of Russian words in unusual meanings under the influence of the Persian language. Lexical and semantic exercises are proposed to prevent lexical errors. The necessity and expediency of work on the prevention of lexical errors is shown by the example of work on color vocabulary. The article's findings can be used to organize systematic work aimed at preventing and correcting errors of this type.

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Anatolii Yurievich Ustinov

Moscow State Pedagogical University

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Email: ustan0902@rambler.ru
Moscow, Russian Federation

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