Comparative research of idioms based on national specificity of languages (on the material of english and ukrainian languages)

Abstract

The article deals with the concept and the usage of idioms. The idiom is a stable expression which carries a figurative meaning, which we can understand on the basis of the whole expression. The analysis of the usage and the formation of idioms in the English and Ukrainian languages became the aim of the given research. It has been noted that the first who used idioms were the native speakers of both countries. Native Englishmen and Ukrainians used idioms to impress their interlocutor. They used those phraseological units, i.e. idioms, with figurative meaning. The most widely used classifications of phraseological units by V. Vinogradov and A. Schweitzer have been presented in the article. At the current stage the process of creation and usage of idioms has not been stopped, because idioms began to be used in the language of advertising. It has been concluded that the idioms increasingly penetrate into the sphere of not characteristic usage. They make the language richer and more expressive; reflect the culture and traditions of the nations.