COMPLEX SIGN AS A PRODUCT OF WORD-FORMATION AND PHRASEOLOGICAL DERIVATION (THEORETICAL ASPECT OF THE STUDY)

Abstract

Тhis article examines the relationships between word-formation and phraseosemantic parameters of complex signs in French. It analyzes derived words with negative prefi xes, as well as idioms containing the semantic fi eld of “nature”, specifi cally, phraseological units and phraseological adhesion. In the course of studying the dynamic processes underlying the formation of derived words and phraseological units, parameters such as idiomaticity, dividedness, motivation, and the degree of explicitness of the phraseology and the base are considered. Furthermore, the study pays special attention to the problem of structural and cognitive modeling. Thanks to the onomasiological approach, the following correlations have been identifi ed: in word-formation, the onomasiological basis is the derivate word, and the onomasiological feature is the word-formational formant, while in phraseology, the onomasiological basis is represented by the base component, and the onomasiological feature is the formative part of the idiom. This observation proves that both derived words and phraseological units, acting as complex signs, have many common characteristics. It should be noted that our study focuses not only on the static but also on the dynamic aspect of studying complex signs, which expands our understanding of how the semantics of a whole is formed from its components. The analysis reveals that phraseological formation and word-formation have several common features and are linked by derivational processes underlying the formation of a complex sign. It is noted that the characteristics of idioms and derived words, considered as complex signs, can be correlated, which indicates common regularities inherent in word-formation and phraseologization processes.