ИСТИНА

The report discusses some semantic features of phrasal verbs in different varieties of World Englishes. The American and Russian varieties of the English language are compared. Two novels are chosen to illustrate specific features of phrasal verbs in these varieties of the English language – ‘The Hours’ by Michael Cunningham and ‘The Dream Life of Sukhanov’ by Olga Grushin, correspondingly. The semantic analysis shows which groups of phrasal verbs tend to be predominant. The frequency analysis of phrasal verbs is supposed to show whether their use depends on the variety being the first or second language of the author.