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Abstract: The article addresses the issue of correction of the pronunciation of the Russian hard sibilant fricative consonants [ʂ] and [ʐ] by Turkish students learning Russian. The relevance of the study is determined by the manifestations of cross-linguistic phonetic interference and the insufficient development of nationally oriented approaches to its instrumental diagnostics and correction. The aim of the study is to develop and test a system of exercises designed to correct the interference-induced pronunciation stereotype in the production of [ʂ] and [ʐ] by Turkish-speaking learners. The study employs the methods of acoustic speech analysis, comparative analysis of the data obtained, and the methods of pedagogical experiment and pedagogical observation. The experimental work includes three stages: diagnostic, instructional, and control. At the diagnostic stage, the learners’ initial pronunciation skills were assessed; at the instructional stage, a nationally oriented system of exercises is implemented; and at the control stage, a final assessment is carried out and the resulting data are compared. The instrumental analysis was performed using Praat and included an assessment of the acoustic characteristics of the consonants under study. The data revealed a persistent tendency toward palatalized pronunciation of [ʂ] and [ʐ] by Turkish-speaking learners. The developed system is nationally oriented: the selection of lexical material includes items represented in both Russian and Turkish, including Turkic loanwords in Russian and words of French origin in both language systems. A special set of exercises was designed to train the learners’ awareness of the distinctive function of consonant hardness and softness in Russian and to practice the pronunciation of [ʂ] and [ʐ] as a separate sound and in a syllable, word, and phrase. The correction work was organized in a blended-learning format and included the use of digital learning tools and the software package Praat, used to carry out visual monitoring of the acoustic characteristics of pronunciation. The results of the study make it possible to consider the combination of a nationally oriented system of exercises, instrumental analysis, and digital tools for independent practice as a promising approach to correcting the palatalized pronunciation of Russian [ʂ] and [ʐ] by Turkish learners.

About the author(s) :

Oxana V. Ryabokoneva

RUDN University (Moscow, Russian Federation)

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2475-4626

Elena N. Strelchuk

RUDN University (Moscow, Russian Federation)

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2161-3722

Publication Timeline:

Date of receipt: 10.06.2026; date of publication: 31.10.2026

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