Gallicisms Functioning in the Phraseology of L. Tolstoy’s Language: Describing Experience of Thesaurus Forming Units (on the Base of Examples Fais ce que dois, advienne que pourra и Dans le doute abstiens toi)
The text is considered from an interdisciplinary point of view according to the modern humanitarian paradigm. The author shows that the implied information helps to interpret linguistic facts. Particular attention is paid to the allocation of thesaurus forming units: the article presents criteria of phraseological means differentiation as thesaurus forming units, the description of which is necessary for a more complete characterization of the linguistic identity. A list of thesaurus forming units of L. Tolstoy’s language is presented. A functional potential of phraseological units of the French origin ( Fais ce que dois, advienne que pourra and Dans le doute abstiens toi ) is separately demonstrated. The article provides examples of their use in a variety of texts by L. Tolstoy: letters, diaries, op-ed pieces and fictional prose.