Linguistic and Regional Aspects of Proper Names in Teaching a Foreign Language

Abstract

The article is devoted to the role of proper names in second language acquisition in their culture-through-language aspect. Proper names being an important element of language and culture play an important role in the process of mastering a foreign language, i.e. contain information about the national and cultural features of a particular ethnic group. Knowledge of the national-cultural component of proper names helps to recognize the characteristic features of a particular nation, this or that type of linguistic personality, and prevent communicative interference. The proper name has a completely unique additional advantage in terms of enriching the intellectual potential and emotional sphere of students, namely, the possibility of developing individuality in the dialogue of cultures.