Semantic features of english phraseological units with the component-geortonym

Puchkova Irina N.

This article deals with English phraseological units with components-names of holidays. The paper identifies the factors that cause the appearance of these phraseological in the language. The phraseological units are classified into thematic groups, their semantics is analyzed. Semantic changes in their structure are pointed out. Special attention is given to the evaluative component or their meaning.

Keywords:the English language, phraseological unit, geortonym, semantics, emotiveness, evaluative component.