The Universality of Phraseological Categories of Different Languages: Phrase Identification Principles in Russian and Chinese Languages

Abstract

This article focuses on analyzing and comparison of phrase identification criteria in modern Russian and Chinese languages. Through a theoretical and terminological examination author concluded the research with the observation of three common criteria in Russian and Chinese Phraseology. This confirmed to a certain degree the universality of phrase identification in these two languages. However, some unique criteria from Chinese language do result in very different types of phrases in these two languages. It’s recommended that further researches on typology and Inner form of Russian and Chinese phrases can be based on the results of this article.