The quantitative conversion of the component composition of steady-phrases

The Article is devoted to one of the methods of the conversion of fixed expressions (proverbs, sayings, aphorisms and such cliché’ sentences) in the modern Russian language – to reduce their component composition (implizieren, implications). Question quantitative changes in the steady phrases are considered in the aspect of the General problem of phraseological variability. The article offers the author's position in resolving disputes regarding the definition of "variant", "variant" paradigm, "other services derivative", the connection of impliciture phrases with the process of variation and derivational tendencies operating in language and speech. Special attention is paid to the description of the formation of variants and derivatives of the phrases sustainable by reducing their external forms, are the types of quantitative variants phrasal units and describe the new unit that produces base and a sustainable phrase.