Phraseology

Phraseological unities are particularly non-motivated as their meaning can usually be gathered from the metaphoric meanings of the whole phraseological unit:

• Phraseological unities are particularly non-motivated as their meaning can usually be gathered from the metaphoric meanings of the whole phraseological unit:
• to wash one's dirty linen in public
• to praise to the skies.
• Phraseological units are as a rule marked by a high degree of stability of the lexical components.

Phraseological collocations are motivated but they are made up of words possessing a certain degree of stability in such word-combinations. In phraseological collocations the variations of the components is strictly limited

• Phraseological collocations are motivated but they are made up of words possessing a certain degree of stability in such word-combinations. In phraseological collocations the variations of the components is strictly limited
• -to bear a grudge may be changed into to bear malice, but not into bear a fancy or liking
• -We can say take a liking /fancy/, but not take hatred /disgust/

Phrasemes are two-member word groups in which one of the members has specialized meaning dependent on the second component: small beer - small hours.

• Phrasemes are two-member word groups in which one of the members has specialized meaning dependent on the second component: small beer - small hours.
• Idioms are distinguished from phrasemes by the idiomacity of the whole word-group: red tape. Idioms are semantically and grammatically inseparable units. They may comprise unusual combinations of words:
• -a mare's nest

Nominative phraseological units are represented by word-groups, including the one's with one meaningful word, and coordinative phrases: wear and tear; well and good. The first class also includes word-groups with a predicative structure, such as the crow flies; and also predicative phrases: see how the land lies; see how the cat jumps; ships that pass in the night.

• Nominative phraseological units are represented by word-groups, including the one's with one meaningful word, and coordinative phrases: wear and tear; well and good. The first class also includes word-groups with a predicative structure, such as the crow flies; and also predicative phrases: see how the land lies; see how the cat jumps; ships that pass in the night.

Nominative-communicative phraseological units include word-groups of the type: to break the ice - the ice is broken, that is, verbal word-groups, which are transformed into a sentence when the verb is used in the Passive Voice.

• Nominative-communicative phraseological units include word-groups of the type: to break the ice - the ice is broken, that is, verbal word-groups, which are transformed into a sentence when the verb is used in the Passive Voice.

Phraseological units which are neither nominative nor communicative include interjectional word-groups

• Phraseological units which are neither nominative nor communicative include interjectional word-groups
• Good heavens!
• Hear, hear !
• Like hell !

Communicative phraseological units are represented by proverbs and sayings

• Communicative phraseological units are represented by proverbs and sayings
• Life is not a bed of roses
• Speech is silvern, but silence is golden