Dictionary Work in The Process of Studying Literary Texts

Abstract

The words used in the literary works discussed in this article differ from those used in everyday speech and in popular scientific texts. Such differences, particularly in terms of speech styles, have been thoroughly examined in the field of linguistics. The use of words in literary works has also been studied in terms of frequency of use. According to the calculations in S.Rizayev and N.Buronov’s “Frequency Dictionary of the Language of the Story of Abdulla Qahhor “Sinchalak”, a total of 37,482 words are used in this work, representing 10,590 vocabulary units. Understanding the content of literary texts in Uzbek language classes largely depends on the extent to which students have mastered lexical and grammatical materials. L.A.Sheiman states that “vocabulary formation is the main way to overcome the language “barrier” that stands in the way of students mastering samples of Russian literature in the original” In the study of samples of Uzbek literature, this path becomes even more important given that the Uzbek speech of Russian-speaking students is not up to standard.