The given article is dedicated to the stylistic and semantic analysis of language devices. For this article, the depth of disclosure of the stylistic nature of stable word combinations(SWC) is indicative. It should be noted that in the conditions of live colloquial speech, SWCs are distinguished by an extremely complex stylistic characteristics. As a matter of fact, only in the context it is possible to reveal the stylistic nature of SWC in all its variety of manifestations.

language, stable word combinations, semantic, stylistic, transformations,special stylistically-functional, identification,modern English.