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    Koonin classified phraseological units into primary and secondary ways of formation. Primary ways include the formation of units based on free word groups through processes like transferring meaning, alliteration, expressiveness, and using archaisms, unreal images, or expressions from literature or politics. Secondary ways involve forming units based on other existing units through conversion, changing grammar, analogy, contrasting meanings, or shortening proverbs.

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    Koonin classified phraseological units into primary and secondary ways of formation. Primary ways include the formation of units based on free word groups through processes like transferring meaning, alliteration, expressiveness, and using archaisms, unreal images, or expressions from literature or politics. Secondary ways involve forming units based on other existing units through conversion, changing grammar, analogy, contrasting meanings, or shortening proverbs.

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    Koonin classified phraseological units according to the way they are formed.

    The ways of forming phraseological units are


    primary and secondary.

    Primary ways – those when a unit is formed on the basis of a free word-group.

    Primary ways Example


    The formation of phraseological units by means of In cosmic technique we can point out the phrase launching
    transferring the meaning of the terminological word-groups pad with terminological meaning ,,a platform from which a
    spacecraft is launched’’ , but its transferred meaning - an
    effective starting point for a career, enterprise
    From free word group by transforming their meaning Granny farm – boarding house for aged people
    By means of alliteration A sad sack – clumsy person who makes mistakes despite
    good intentions
    By means of expressiveness My aunt! – an exclamation of surprise or amazement
    By means of distorting a word-group Odds and ends – small items that are not valuable
    By using archaism In brown study – in gloomy meditation
    By using a sentence in a different sphere of life That cock won’t fight – can be a free word-group when used
    in sports, but it becomes a phraseological unit when used
    metaphorically in everyday life= an expression of refusal or
    rejection
    By using some unreal image To have butterflies in the stomach – to have a nervous feeling
    To have green fingers – considerable talent to grow plants

    By using expressions of writers or politicians in everyday life Corridors of power

    Secondary ways – are those when a phraseological unit is formed on the basis of another phraseological unit.

    Secondary ways Examples


    Conversion To vote with one’s feet – to show your opinion by leaving an
    organization
    Changing the grammar form Make hay while the sun shines is transferred into a verbal
    phrase to make hay while the sun shines – to make good use
    of an opportunity while it lasts
    Analogy Curiosity killed the cat was transferred into care killed the
    cat – being curious can sometimes lead to danger
    Contrast Thin cat- a poor person was formed by contrasting it with fat
    cat
    Shortening of proverbs or sayings From the proverb you can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s
    ear by means of clipping the middle of it, was formed the ph.
    unit to make a sow’s ear = you cannot make something good
    out of something that is naturally bad
    Borrowing phraseological units from other languages Living space (German)

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