Abstract
The article gives a semantic-functional analysis of the preposition as a part of speech in the grammatical structure of the English language and considers the views on the nature and linguistic status of prepositions of various scholars: from O. Jespersen, A.I. Smirnitsky and I.I. Meshchaninov to modern English linguist David Crystal and others. The semantic and structural characteristics of prepositions are highlighted. The authors note such a feature of the linguistic characteristics of prepositions as the inability to apply traditional concepts of grammatical and lexical meaning to them, which leads to controversial issues in the conceptual understanding of prepositions in linguistics. The article analyzes the key moments of the semantics and functioning of English prepositions: the implementation of the relations of homonymy, synonymy and antonymy in the system of prepositions, their role in the syntax of the English language. The final part of the article deals with the cognitive and linguo-methodological aspects of English prepositions.
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