English semi-idioms (phraseological terminological units) and their use in fiction and Internet-discourse

Abstract

The article is dedicated to the analysis of the units which can function both as terms of various spheres and an idioms, called in the Russian School of Phraseology, semi-idioms. The research shows the high frequency of usage of the units under question in the literary works as well as in the present-day media discourse space. Moreover, the research also raises the problem of introduction of these units to the students through the analysis on English classes that undoubtedly will lead to the students’ language awareness. The results of the linguistic experiments are shown in the paper with the conclusion that semi-idioms are quite important for understanding of intraconnection of Terminology and Phraseology sciences.