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This is a Experimental Study study (also classified as: Quantitative Study).

September 27, 2025

Contextual semantization of dialect words as a method of introducing new lexical units when studying Russian at school (Based on the school dialect dictionary of the Amur Region)

Key Points

Nontranslational methods show significant effectiveness in improving students' language skills and awareness of dialect words.
A comparative analysis identified key techniques in lexicographic descriptions, enhancing understanding of dialect-standard relationships.
The study involved testing a set of vocabulary tasks with 4th-grade school children, yielding insights into their attitudes toward dialectalisms.
The results support the universality of E. I. Passov's semanticizing methods, indicating their relevance across different language learning contexts.

Abstract

This paper aims to describe semantization techniques of studying Russian dialect lexical units in school and to assess their efficiency. We present the results of comparative analysis based on lexicographic sources that enabled to identify “translational” and “nontranslational” techniques of lexicographic description within the framework of dialectstandard relationship in one language. A set of tasks for vocabulary and semantic work with dialect lexical units was developed and tested during active transformation experiment performed with school children of grade 4. Two questionnaires were designed to obtain the input and output data on the awareness of dialectalisms and the attitude to their use. The results show that the most effective means of developing and improving language skills and speech skills of pupils when learning dialect words are “nontranslational” methods. It is proven that the ways of semanticizing described E. I. Passov in application to foreign language learning can be universal and remain efficient.

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