Nominative-expressive and expressive nominative word combinations in english and russian legal terminology

Abstract

The article deals with the nominative and expressive functions of stable terminological word combinations. The author compares stable terminological word combinations with phraseological units, using the principle of nominative significance to classify them. Examples of terminological collocations with prevailing nominative and expressive functions are given. The conclusion is made that terminological collocations combine the features of both free word combinations and phraseological units.