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Электронные учебники

1. Arnold I.V. The English Word. - M, 1986. - P. 165- 179

2. Ginzburg R.S. et al. A Course in Modem English Lexicology. M., 1979. - P.64-68.

Questions

1. What is the difference between free word combinations and set expressions?

2. What are the most problematic aspects in the study of phraseological units?

3. In what way do phraseological units come to enrich the vocabulary of English?

4. How do we use phraseological units in actual speech?

5. Can we call phraseology a separate level of the language?

Exercise 1

Complete the following phrases so that they make English proverbs and phraseological units. Explain the meaning of the given part.

1. A bird in the hand. 2. A bird in the bush. 3. The last straw. 4. A stitch in time. 5. To eat one's cake and have it. 6. Cast of the die. 7. Old bird. 8. Caught with chaff. 9. The early bird. 10. Half the battle. 11. A second string. 12. A silver lining. 13. Between the cup and the lip. 14. Fine feathers. 15. A new broom. 16. A bee in one's bonnet. 17. The cap fits. 18. To come home to roost. 19. Doctors differ. 20. Spilt milk. 21. To grasp the nettle. 22. Cock on his own dunghill. 23. Break no bones. 24. A mare's nest.

Assignments

Assignment 1.

Define the Source of Phraseological units:

Cake and ale, an artful Dodger, a skeleton in the closet (cupboard), the lion's share, what will Mrs. Grundy say?, to cast pearls before swine, to carry coals to Newcastle, a marriage of convenience, to blow one's own trumpet, baker's dozen.

Assignment 2.

Classify the Following Phraseological Units According to Difference Principles Ad­vanced by V.Vinogradov, N.Amosova, A.Kunin;

To rob the cradle, to oil one's palm, to appear on the scene, high spirits, sharp as a razor, to open old wounds, a white elephant, to swallow one's words, maiden speech, small talk, a black sheep, the game is not worth the candle.

Assignment 3.

Dwell on the Extralinguistic Background of the Following Phraseological Units:

Beefeater, Christmas stockings. Jack the Ripper, April Fool, the mailed fist, fight like Kilkenney cats, Hobson's choice, Barkis is willin, The Swan of Avon, to grin like a Cheshire cat.

Assignment 4.

Outline the Situation in Which You Can Use the Following Proverbs and Sayings:

He will never set the Thames on Fire.

Cut your clothes according to your cloth.

An empty bag cannot stand upright.

Лабораторное задание 6

Development of the Vocabulary

1. The problem of obsolete words in English. Lexical and grammatical archaisms. Historisms. Their classification and functional role.

2.The problem of new words in English.

a) New meanings and new vocabulary units;

b) Neologisms, different ways of building new words;

c) Occasional words, their types and functions.

3. The fundamentals of neology. Dictionaries of new words.

Reference Books