Лекция № 2

History of development of English phraseology

Цель занятия: to discuss the main aims, tasks of the history of the English phraseology and to give the main names

Основные вопросы:

1. Early history of English phraseology

2. American phraseology

3. Sovjet phraseology

4. Modern phraseology

Тезисы:

When discussing the present issue, sociolinguistic and pragmatic aspects of language use need to be considered. In this context it is appropriate to mention George W. Grace as he was the first not only to introduce the term ‘idiomatology’ but also to use it in the sense that coincides with our conviction that it shows principal features of a science; besides, Grace’s ‘idiomatology’ can be considered synonymous, to a certain extent at least, with the generally accepted sense of ‘idiomaticity’. However, this view would objectively be too simplistic as it is, or hopefully could be, a discipline which incorporates all research in language use. This is a higher objective than Grace’s, indeed, although we must admit that his impressive list of conventionalised linguistic structures adds a lot to the goal. Yet Grace’s idiomatology is scientific, namely in the sense (no matter whether we will agree or disagree) that he preferred to avoid unnecessary confusion of social factors, taking care of pure linguistic description. In Grace (1981; chapter 4) one can find taxonomy of number of unusual structures that are not normally accounted for in grammar and which are grouped under the label ‘idiomatology’. Grace presents several types of idiomatological phenomena that range from many kinds of seemingly arbitrary and unmotivated restrictions, via illogical and semantically anomalous forms, to grammatical exceptions, e.g. fifty-cent cigar; by and large; I slept late; kick the bucket; didn’t you know that?

Рекомендуемая литература:

1. Антрушина Г.Б., Афанасьева О.В., Морозова Н.Н. «Лексикология английского языка». М.: Дрофа, 2004

2. Cowie A.P. «Phraseology: Theory, Analysis and Applications». Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1998

3. Skandera P. «Phraseology and culture in English». Berlin, New-York: Mouton de Gruyter, 2007

4. Кунин А.В. «Курс фразеологии современного английского языка». М.: Высшая школа, 1996