The Functions of Idioms in a Sentence
The Functions of Idioms in a Sentence

Summary/Abstract: This article is devoted to the functions of idioms in a sentence. In the work the word ídiom is used to define phraseological units. Idioms or phraseological units are properly studied from the point of view of their semantic and structural peculiarities, but their functions in a sentence are not given due attention to. Different transformations can take place in idioms. Very often they are the result of the application of specific transformations in the interests of a witty economy of expression. In other words, the application of the transformation is linked with the achievement of a specific stylistic effect. An idiom can become an institutionalised expression when it is approved by the usage of the language. The usage of an idiom or of a word-group in the sentence creates big problem from linguistic point of view and still there is no unanimity of ideas regarding this point.The origin of an idiom can help the translator to know why and where this or that idiom appeared. It may help to find a right idiomatic set-expression in the target language. The knowledge of the functions of idioms in a sentence can help learners to analyze and translate sentences better. An idiom in the text is investigated as a single lexical unit notwithstanding its structure. The author considers that an idiom can be a subject, a predicative, an object, attribute and adverbial modifier in a sentence.

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