Document Type : Research Paper

Author

• majid houshangi

Assistant Professor of the Department of Persian Language and Literature, Faculty of Literature, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

The interference and blending of languages is a cultural and natural phenomenon in the process of communication in the modern world, leading to the infiltration and sedimentation of vocabulary and grammatical rules from one linguistic domain into another. In contemporary times, often referred to as the “postmodern era,” virtual spaces and the global internet have introduced a new structure to these linguistic interactions. In this context, a new type of discourse has emerged, resulting in the rapid production or transformation of the standard language. These changes have not only altered the phonological and written forms of language but have also affected the grammatical and syntactic systems, introducing new vocabulary into the linguistic cycle—words that sometimes have different meanings from their written appearance and whose practical usage may diverge from the standard language. The interference between virtual language and the society’s official language, especially in the field of teaching Persian to non-Persian speakers, has created challenges. Using a descriptive-analytical method, the present study seeks to answer the question of what role virtual spaces play in causing language disorders and the emergence of crises in the education process. It also aims to examine the dimensions of this linguistic interference and to analyze and categorize its threats at the lexical, phonological, and syntactic levels

Keywords

• Linguistic interference
• standard language
• virtual space
• neologisms (new words)

Main Subjects

• Examining the challenges and problems of international Persian language education