Word-groups
are structurally complex
units consisting of
formally separable elements,
which are functionally
equivalent to separate
words (Alexandrova, Ter Minasova). As
complex units, word-groups
or word combinations
are characterized by a certain
degree of globality
of nomination.
This means that we do not merely bring separate words together in a linear sequence, but we use prefabricated blocks that exist in a language as ready-made units and correspondingly function in speech as single units. A lot of theoretical aspects are included in the discussion of word-groups, which can be grouped around two main notions.
This means that we do not merely bring separate words together in a linear sequence, but we use prefabricated blocks that exist in a language as ready-made units and correspondingly function in speech as single units. A lot of theoretical aspects are included in the discussion of word-groups, which can be grouped around two main notions.
The first
is the focus
on the individual
word as it
occurs in the
relationship with the
words surrounding it.
The second
notion is based
on the phenomenon
of a word-group
as a self-contained lexical
unit which has
structural and semantic
connection with the
component words.
The distinction between
phraseological units or idioms and
free word-groups is
perhaps the most
discussed and the
most essential problem
in the field
of Phraseology. In order
to imagine the essence
of such distinction
it is necessary
to understand the
peculiarities of their
constructions.
There
are two main
criteria for distinguishing between
phraseological units and
word-groups; semantic and structural, which we'll discuss in our coming posts.
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