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ISSUES OF CLASSIFICATION OF PHRASEOLOGICAL UNITS IN TEACHING ENGLISH

Summary. The article examines the classification issues of stable/fixed word combinations and phraseological units in English. The dominant models are Howarth, Cowie, Melchuk, Caesar, Jerney, etc. the criteria accepted by linguists and their corresponding classifications are analyzed. It is concluded that knowing the classifications of students learning English for professional purposes helps them to master the meaning and expression of fixed word combinations correctly and not to have difficulties in communicating with their native speakers.

Keywords: classification, fixed word combinations / phraseological units, semantically transparent expressions, semantically opaque expressions, syntactic construction