Phraseological units in English

The term ‘phraseology’ originated in Russian studies which developed from the late 1940’s to the 1960’s . In linguistics, the term ‘phraseology’ describes the context in which a word is used. This often includes idioms, phrasal verbs, and proverbs. “Phraseology is a fuzzy part of language. Although most of us would agree that it embraces the conventional rather than the productive or rule-governed side of language, involving various kinds of composite units and ‘pre-patterned’ expression such as idioms, fixed phrases, and collocations,we find it difficult to delimit the area and classify the different types involved”.