Semantics of proper name in phraseological units
The article deals with the issues of semantics of proper name in phraseological units. The object of the research is onomastic phraseological units of the modern Belarusian language. The purpose of the research is to analyze different approaches in modern linguistics to the question of the semantic status of proper name as an independent unit and as a component of an idiom, to determine the degree of desemantization of proper names as part of phraseological units of the modern Belarusian language, to identify the impact of the processes of desemantization and appellativization on the spelling of the onomastic component of phraseological units in various Belarusian written sources. The introduction indicates the relevance of the study and the degree of scientific research of issues related to the study of the semantic status of proper name in phraseological units. The main part analyzes the different approaches of domestic and foreign linguists to the question of the lexical meaning of proper name. It is established that in modern linguistics the question of the semantic status of the proper name in the phraseological units is ambiguously solved. It is proved that the processes of desemantisation and appellativization of proper names are observed in the process of idiom formation. It is revealed that the denotative component of proper names affects the degree of desemantization of proper names in phraseological units. The classification of phraseological units of the modern Belarusian language taking into account semantic transformations of proper names is offered. The results can be used in the compilation of phraseological dictionaries, in the preparation of special courses and special seminars.