A branch of linguistics which studies different types of set expressions, which like words name various objects and phenomena.
PHRASEOLOGICAL UNITS

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Expressions the meaning of which can be deduced from the meanings of their components; the meaning of the whole is based on the transferred meanings of the components.
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Units whose meaning cannot be deduced from the meanings of their component parts. The meaning of PFs is unmotivated at the present stage of language development.
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phraseological expressions commonly used in professional or business settings. Example: "To think outside the box" (to think creatively or unconventionally).
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small, frequently occurring sequences of words that are processed and stored as single units in the brain.
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regular associations between words or phrases that tend to co-occur in language.
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phraseological expressions used to convey emotions or feelings. Example: "To have butterflies in one's stomach" (to feel nervous or excited).
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