Semantic and Functional Peculiarities of Preposition in Modern English
INTRODUCTION
English is one of the most important and most spoken languages in the world. It is the native language of more than 350 million people. Undoubtedly, the popularity of the language has termed English as the international language of business, education, science, technology, banking, computing, medicine, aviation, engineering, tourism, UN & NATO armed forces, Hollywood films and the best pop and rock music of the world. So, it is seemed to be the only language that truly links the whole world together. Understanding the importance of the English language more and more people in the world want to learn and to know English. Prepositions pose more problems for the non-native speaker or learner of English than any other part of speech, because they are not used in the same way in different languages.
This topic was investigated by such researchers and scientists as Tom Cole, Yates Jean, James Heaton, Seth Lindstromberg, O’Dowd Elizabeth, Prieur Charles & Speyer Elizabeth.
Object – prepositions in Modern English.
Subject – classification of prepositions in Modern English and their usage.
Aim – to highlight different classification of English prepositions and explain their usage.
Objectives – 1. Give general characteristics of the preposition as a part of speech. 2. Reveal the Morphological classification of English prepositions. 3. Characterize functional classes of the prepositions. 4. Examine the Idiomatic expressions with prepositions and their speech functions.
Methods – 1. Analysis of the scientific literature on grammar of the English language 2. Comparison, juxtaposition of the information and generalization of the research’s results.
CHAPTER 1 1.1. General characteristics of the preposition as a part of speech
Learning about the parts of speech is the first step in grammar study just as learning the letters of the alphabet is the first step to being able to read and write. From learning the
English is one of the most important and most spoken languages in the world. It is the native language of more than 350 million people. Undoubtedly, the popularity of the language has termed English as the international language of business, education, science, technology, banking, computing, medicine, aviation, engineering, tourism, UN & NATO armed forces, Hollywood films and the best pop and rock music of the world. So, it is seemed to be the only language that truly links the whole world together. Understanding the importance of the English language more and more people in the world want to learn and to know English. Prepositions pose more problems for the non-native speaker or learner of English than any other part of speech, because they are not used in the same way in different languages.
This topic was investigated by such researchers and scientists as Tom Cole, Yates Jean, James Heaton, Seth Lindstromberg, O’Dowd Elizabeth, Prieur Charles & Speyer Elizabeth.
Object – prepositions in Modern English.
Subject – classification of prepositions in Modern English and their usage.
Aim – to highlight different classification of English prepositions and explain their usage.
Objectives – 1. Give general characteristics of the preposition as a part of speech. 2. Reveal the Morphological classification of English prepositions. 3. Characterize functional classes of the prepositions. 4. Examine the Idiomatic expressions with prepositions and their speech functions.
Methods – 1. Analysis of the scientific literature on grammar of the English language 2. Comparison, juxtaposition of the information and generalization of the research’s results.
CHAPTER 1 1.1. General characteristics of the preposition as a part of speech
Learning about the parts of speech is the first step in grammar study just as learning the letters of the alphabet is the first step to being able to read and write. From learning the