THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF PREDICATIVE CONSTRUCTIONS (In the example of the English language)

Abstract

In this article, the theoretical basis of the study of the construction concept is given and analyzed based on certain examples. The meanings formed within the predicate form aspectual semantics and the options that form their components are determined. The constructive approach to the study of argument structures makes it possible to systematize the semantic properties of certain verbs in different constructions. In such situations, the construction is interpreted as the basic unit of the language. That is why many phraseological compounds are also recognized as constructions. However, it is very important to distinguish between a phraseological combination and a construction. If there are changes in the lexical meaning of units in certain compounds, they are considered phraseological compounds. If there are no significant changes in the semantics of the lexical units involved in these units, and if they combine to form a certain lexical-grammatical content, they are called constructions. The content of the article is to reveal the features of the study of grammatical constructions that differ from the field theory. It is determined that the meanings that occur within the predicate constitute aspectual semantics and the options that form their component.