Phraseology lecture 13 phraseology and phraseological units

3. CLASSIFICATIONS OF PHRASEOLOGICAL UNITS

• 3.1. SEMANTIC CLASSIFICATION OF PHRASEOLOGICAL UNITS (V.V. Vinogradov)
• is based on the motivation of the unit
• Phraseological fusions are units whose meaning cannot be deduced from the meanings of their component parts. The meaning of PFs is unmotivated at the present stage of language development, e.g.
• red tape (бюрократизм, волокита),
• a mare’s nest (иллюзия, нечто несуществующее),
• My aunt! (вот те на!, вот так штука!, ну и ну!). The meaning of the components is completely absorbed by the meaning of the whole;