Phraseology lecture 13 phraseology and phraseological units

Free word-groups are but relatively free: they may possess some of the features characteristic of phraseological units.

• Free word-groups are but relatively free: they may possess some of the features characteristic of phraseological units.
• On the other hand, phraseological units are heterogeneous. Alongside absolutely unchangeable phraseological units, there are expressions that allow some degree of substitution. Phraseology is concerned with all types of set expressions including those that stand for certain sentences.