Deviation of Phraseological Unit Semantic Stability as a Means of Phraseological Transformation

Liliia Marselevna  Mirgalimova; Elena Fridrikhovna  Arsenteva; Elena Aleksandrovna  Nikulina

doi:10.6000/1929-4409.2020.09.325

Authors

Liliia Marselevna Mirgalimova Institute of Philology and Intercultural Communication, Russia
Elena Fridrikhovna Arsenteva Institute of Philology and Intercultural Communication, Russia
Elena Aleksandrovna Nikulina Moscow State Pedagogical University, Russia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6000/1929-4409.2020.09.325

Keywords:

Phraseology, Phraseological Unit, Semantic Stability Reconsideration, Meaning Literalization.

Abstract

The article is devoted to discussing transformed phraseological units based on the American government blog materials. The theoretic part of the work touches upon the question of terminology. The authors study the existing approaches to fixedness (stability, irregularity, occasional use, modifications) of phraseological units. We seek to analyze the modified variants of phraseological units, describe mechanisms of transformations, and provide their translations. Special attention is devoted to deviations of semantic stability within the structure of phraseological units and modifications that appear when deviations occur. The analysis of the examples will provide a better understanding of the process which is being discussed. Among the mechanisms that trigger transformations, we distinguish between metonymy, polysemy, and context, making modifications within the principle of semantic fixedness, among them reconsideration of phraseological unit meaning and literalization of meaning. Finally, in terms of semantic fixedness, we will define two possible variants of phraseological units' transformations.

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