On Studying Phraseological Units of the Contemporary Kalmyk Language

Abstract

Studying phraseological units of the Kalmyk language is a topical objective of contemporary Kalmyk linguistics. The difficulty of studying set-expressions stems from the fact that their meaning is not defined by the meanings of their individual components. Besides, their grammatical meaning, which appear as grammatical archaisms, does not comply with the norms of the modern language. On the other side, they add emphasis to speech, and highlight ethnical features and the uniqueness of a language. Employing the data of the Kalmyk language, the article studies the generalized system of special linguistic aspects of phraseological units in relation to their structure, semantics, and speech function. The author reviews the linguo-stylistic aspects of usage and functioning of the basic phraseological lexicon in the works by Kalmyk authors. From the artistic point of view phraseological units impart strong emotional tone and define the individual features of Kalmyk writers, as well as convey the universals of the Kalmyk people worldview.