PHRASEOLOGY IN THE MEMOIRS “OTHER SHORES” BY V. NABOKOV Cover Image

ФРАЗЕОЛОГИЯ КНИГИ ВОСПОМИНАНИЙ В. НАБОКОВА «ДРУГИЕ БЕРЕГА»
PHRASEOLOGY IN THE MEMOIRS “OTHER SHORES” BY V. NABOKOV

Author(s): Irina Vladimirovna Kashina
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Semantics, Pragmatics, Russian Literature
Published by: Казанский (Приволжский) федеральный университет
Keywords: phraseological unit; phraseological historism; Latinism; Biblical expression; stylistic coloring;

Summary/Abstract: The article considers the original style of Vladimir Nabokov, which is reflected in the selection of idioms from the phraseological fund of the language and the methods of their usage and transformation. It is found that the choice of phraseological units depends on their origin, degree of obsolescence and stylistic status. The author’s techniques of semantic and structural transformation of the units are identified.

  • Issue Year: 156/2014
  • Issue No: 5
  • Page Range: 106-113
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Russian