Семантика фразеологизмов в процессе лингвокультурной адаптации

Аннотация

The article deals with the peculiarities of such a linguistic phenomenon as semantic shift on the example of phraseological units or idioms in the modern English language. The research work is aimed at the analysis of a linguistic and cultural values of the phraseological fund in the modern English language and identifying the key reasons influencing the change in the semantics of stable phrases in the speech of modern British politicians. The article is based on a complex methodology combining such research methods as comparative analysis, linguistic and cultural commentary, the discriptive analysis, the authors examine specific spheres areas in which UK politicians use phraseological units; point out the reasons of certain phraseological units using; provide detailed information on the key transformations in the semantics of stable expressions under the influence of external factors. To sum it all, the authors come to the conclusion that the high degree of metaphorization is typical for the British politicians aimed at making influence on the target audience and the transformation of the perspective characteristic of modern English culture leads to new social priorities in the life of society, which is also reflected in the language.