Yusupov Oybek Nematjonovich Ahmedova Nigora Shavkatovna

Hercules 
in strength”(mythology); He has the voice of 
Orpheus
; “the lute of Apollo”
Questions for discussion: 
 
1. Characterize the linguistic nature of allusion 
2. On what factors are based the use of allusion.? 
3. What is the differences between allusion and quotation? 
4. To what facts are the allusions made mostly? 
5. What must the reader do in order to get adequate information about the use of 
allusions in the text? 
CONTENTS
 

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Decomposition of Set Expressions 
The meaning of phraseological fusion is understood only from the combination as 
a whole. The meaning of the whole cannot be derived from the meaning of 
component parts: “
To pull somebody’s leg”; To have something at one’s finger-tips”. 
The stylistic device of decomposition of such set expressions consists in reviving 
the independent meanings. In other words it makes each word of the combination 
acquire its literal meaning. 
The stylistic effect is achieved in the way of violation of a set expression in the 
result of its prolongation [20]. Modified forms of the unite require great skill in 
handling them. The inner mechanism of this device lies in the literal interpretation of 
the elements of a set expression: 
“Little John 
had been born with a silver spoon in his mouth
 which was rather 
curly and large”. 
Adding the attributive clause to “
mouth
”, Galsworthy revives the primary 
meaning of the word, lost in the fusion “
to be born with the silver spoon in one’s 
mouth”- “to be lucky” 
– and freshens up the whole expression. 
Rather often the interaction between the independent and phraseological meanings 
of a word occurs due to the homogeneous usage of set expressions and a free 
combinations; 
“…the outside passengers…remain where they are, and stamp their feet against 
the coach to worm them –