Keyword: «etymology»

The article examines the problem of interpreting phraseological units when working in a multicultural environment. It is indicated that the difficulty in working with these linguistic units is due to the specificity of their semantics. For this reason, when teaching a foreign-language audience, it is recommended to resort not only to dictionary work, but also to historical-cultural, associative and other types of work.

This article deals with the rich etymological structure of the English language. It analyzes the history of long-term contacts with other ethnic groups, which resulted in more than half of the English vocabulary being borrowed. The author identifies three main ways of word origin: the transfer of a metaphorical meaning from another language; association with a specific person, historical event, or place; and the reduction or fusion of words.