The boundaries of the concept of “phraseology” in the Kabardino-Circassian language

This article is devoted to phraseology, one of the underdeveloped areas of Kabardino-Cherkess linguistics. Our primary objective was to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the first and only classification of phraseological units in this language, commonly referred to as "psalaf," and to define the precise boundaries of this concept in the Kabardino-Circassian language. Phraseology emerged as a distinct field relatively recently, based on V.V. Vinogradov's research on Russian phraseological units. Following his classification, Kabardino-Circassian phraseological units of the literary language are divided into three groups: phraseological aggregations, phraseological combinations, and phraseological units. This article outlines the principles of this classification and highlights the specific features of each group. This article describes the first works of Adyghe scholars on phraseology, emphasizing their continued importance today. We hope that this article will not only become a more modern and adequate classification of phraseological units, but also form the basis for sections on them in university and school textbooks.