SEMANTIC FEATURES OF ENGLISH POSSESSIVE SUBSTANTIVE CONSTRUCTIONS

The paper deals with the category of possession as a linguistic and semantics English possessive substantive constructions. Possession is universal, fundamental complex heterogeneous meaning plane expression, therefore there are several directions its study in linguistics. In broad sense, expresses spatial relations between two objects, when one them considered an element “personal sphere” another object, or object (person) has right to own, use dispose object.
 this author reveals relevant features (‘activity’ – ‘subordination’, ‘alienability’ ‘inalienability’, ‘static’ ‘dynamic’, ‘entry’ ‘inclusion’) outlines differences predicative constructions English. It noted that unambiguous: subject relation expressed, information embedded construction itself. Substantive polysemic: asserted.
 also examines main semantic peculiarities their functioning. language demonstrates variability lexical grammatical means expressing relations. Models represent include pre-nominal genitive post-nominal genitive. canonical for attributive possession. first uses clitic /-’s/ pronoun it known ‘the s-genitive’ (or ‘Saxon genitive’). second preposition /of/ of-genitive’. choice design depends on various factors, such as: possessor’s belonging beings / non-beings; number noun attribute; complexity attribute core significance, etc.