ON SOME MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF TWOCOMPONENT VERBAL PHRASEOLOGICAL UNITS IN MODERN ARMENIAN AND ENGLISH

Abstract

Verbal phraseological units play a significant role in every language enabling speakers to express diverse meanings and semantic nuances. Studying verbal phraseological units is crucial for identifying the morphological features and linguistic structures of the compared languages. In spoken language, the verbal component of a two-component verbal phraseological unit is modified according to specific grammatical rules shared by the verb, while the non-verbal component follows a certain grammatical structure. Altering any element other than the verbal component primarily leads to the disruption of the meaning of the two-component verbal 39 phraseological unit. The semantic stability of such units relies on their structural stability. This article examines the morphological means of expressing definiteness, number, and negation in two-component verbal phraseological units and their potential impact on the meaning of these units in modern Armenian and English. The study employs comparative and analytical methods. Two-component verbal phraseological units exist in speech as entities with distinct grammatical structures. These forms are often fossilized and resist change. The verbal component can be adjusted in speech by adopting a specific grammatical verb form. In a few cases, altering the grammatical structure of the non-verbal component may lead to a variant of the phraseological unit or an entirely different meaning. In both Armenian and English, number is conveyed through synthetic structures. In Armenian, the article is attached to the non-verbal component, while in English, it is expressed analytically. Negation is conveyed using analytical structures in English and both synthetic and analytical structures in Armenian.