SLOVAK STUDENTS’ CHALLENGES IN MASTERING THE GRAMMATICAL GENDER CATEGORY IN THE PROCESS OF LEARNING THE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE
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DOI 10.18522/1995-0640-2024-1-174-181
The category of genus is one of the most intricate and contentious grammatical categories, permeating the entire language system. This underscores the significance of its study not only within one's native language but also in the context of learning it as a foreign language. Simultaneously, conducting typological comparisons aids in the construction of an effective pedagogical framework. In situations of linguistic proximity, such as when studying Russian as a foreign language within the Slovak-speaking audience, it becomes crucial to discern the differences amidst the substantial overlap of classifications and forms of expressing the genus category. These differences necessitate specific attention during students' acquisition of genus paradigms and pragmatics, in addition to recognizing the distinct characteristics of genus asymmetry within languages.
Key words: genus category, common nouns, feminitives, Russian, Slovak, intercultural communication
Acknowledgments: The article is published with the support of the international grant project Erasmus+ KA220-HED № 2021-1-SK01-KA220-HED-000022917 “The innovation of the concept and curriculum of doctoral study programs and increasing their effectiveness”.
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