CLASSIFICATION OF IDIOMS WITH PROPER NAMES
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.65164/g5vm4072Kalit so‘zlar:
idioms, proper names, onomastic component, phraseology, classification, anthroponyms, toponyms, linguoculture, translation, English–UzbekAbstrak
This article presents a publishable, research-oriented classification of idioms containing proper names (also referred to as phraseological units with an onomastic component). The main purpose is to build a clear framework that can be used for corpus compilation, linguocultural interpretation, and contrastive studies (especially English–Uzbek). Drawing on phraseological scholarship available through Google Scholar, the paper argues that a single-label taxonomy (only “anthroponym” or only “toponym”) is not sufficient because proper names in idioms carry structural, etymological, cognitive, and cultural information simultaneously. Therefore, a multi-parameter model is proposed, combining: (1) onomastic type (anthroponyms, toponyms, ethnonyms, mythonyms, bibliconyms, etc.), (2) structural form (simple name, genitive pattern, derivative adjective, compound, comparative pattern), (3) source domain / origin (Bible, mythology, literature, history, popular culture), and (4) discourse function (evaluative, prototypical, allusive, identitymarking). The model is supported by contrastive evidence from English–Slovene phraseology, where idioms with onomastic components are frequently culture-specific and require special treatment in translation and lexicography.The article concludes with a practical classification template suitable for dissertation-level corpus annotation
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