SEMINAR No. 8
Phraseology. Topics for Discussion
1. Free word combination and phraseological word combination. The problem of
definition of phraseological word combination. The essential features of
phraseological units: lack of semantic motivation (idiomaticity) and lexical and
grammatical stability. The concept of reproducibility.
2. Different approaches to the classification of phraseological units: semantic,
functional (according to their grammatical structure), contextual.
3.
Academician V.V.Vinogradov's classification of phraseological units.
4.
Stylistic aspect of phraseology. Polysemy and Synonymy of Phraseological
Units.
Exercise 1.
Explain the meaning of the following combinations of words: a) as free word
combinations and b) as phraseological units.
Be on firm ground, best man, the bird has flown, black ball, blow one's own
trumpet (horn), break the ice, burn one's fingers, first night, keep one's head above
water, meet smb. half-way, show smb. the door, run straight, touch bottom, throw
dust in one's eyes, throw fat in the fire.
Exercise 2.
State which of the phraseological units are a) fusions b) unities c) collocations
(combinations ).
Bark up the wrong tree, air one's views, turn a blind eye to smth., to hit below
the bolt, to lower one's colours, to make a mistake, once in a blue moon, to make
haste, sharp words, to stick to one's guns, to know the way the wind is blowing, small
talk, take the bull by the horns, pull smb's leg, cat's paw, lady's man, by heart, green
room.
Exercise 3.
Match the combinations on the left with explanations on the right:
1)put through
a) at the centre of public attention
2)put in a good word for
b) immediately or at the place of action
3)on the spot
c) connect by telephone
4)bring up
d) tolerate, endure
5)have your back against the wall
e) explain or communicate clearly
6)in the spotlight
f) consider carefully, assess
7)put up with
g) recommend someone
8)put across
h) raise, mention a matter
9)weigh up
i) say something irrelevant
10)get away from the point
j) be in a difficult situation
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