Phraseology lecture 13 phraseology and phraseological units

2. two-top phraseological units, which were compared with compound words.

• 2. two-top phraseological units, which were compared with compound words.
• attributive-nominal, e.g. brains trust, white elephant, blind alley. Units of this type function as noun equivalents;
• verb-nominal phrases, e.g. to know the ropes, to take place, etc.
• phraseological repetitions, e.g. ups and downs , rough and ready, flat as a pancake. They function as adverbs or adjectives equivalents;
• adverbial multi-top units, e.g. every other day.

STRUCTURAL-SEMANTIC CLASSIFICATION OF PHRASEOLOGICAL UNITS (A.V. Koonin)

• Prof. Kunin distinguishes: phraseological units, phraseomatic units and borderline (mixed) cases. phraseological units have fully or partly transferred meaning, while phraseomatic units are used in their literal meaning. Phraseological and phraseomatic units are characterized by phraseological stability that distinguishes them from free phrases and compound words.