Lexical Collocations in Persian Dvandva Compounds and the Necessity of Teaching Them to Persian Learners

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Lexical collocation is a crucial and fascinating aspect of most languages, marked by pairs of lexical words that frequently and naturally appear together, forming consistent combinations. Learning collocations by language learners not only expands the learner’s vocabulary but also enhances communication skills and fluency. This paper aims to study various perspectives on collocations and introduces the type of “dvandva compounds” as a lexical collocation. It presents a model for teaching collocations in dvandva compounds to non-Iranian Farsi learners. Additionally, it evaluates the results of tests used to assess the comprehension of these collocations by foreign learners of Persian. The findings indicate that a lack of practice in learning contents makes it challenging for foreign learners of Persian to understand these types of collocations. This underscores the importance of including collocations in dvandva compounds in Persian learning content for non-Persian speakers.

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