CONTEXTUAL ANALYSIS OF THE USE OF PHRASEOLOGICAL UNITS WITH NEUTRAL EMOTIVE CONNOTATION IN JOHN MAXWELL KUTSEE’S NOVEL “DISGRACE”

Abstract

The article provides a conceptual analysis of the use of phraseological units with a neutral emotive connotation in John Maxwell Kutsee’s novel “Disgrace”. The issue of a unified approach of linguists to the definition of the essence of the concept of “phraseology”, “phraseological unit” continues to be debatable. The author notes the variety of approaches to the compilation of functional classification of phraseological units in a literary text. The article outlines the main topics that John Maxwell Kutsee touches on in his novel “Disgrace”. Examples of the use of phraseological units with a neutral emotive component by the author of the novel are presented. The correlation of phraseological units in the novel “Disgrace” with a neutral, positive, negative emotive component is given. Reasons for the significant numerical advantage of phraseological units with neutral emotive connotation are indicated.