STRUCTURAL-SEMANTIC REPRESENTATIONS OF NOMINAL PHRASES IN MODERN ENGLISH

Abstract

This article investigates the structural, semantic and functional representations of nominal phrases in the English language. A nominal phrase is one of the central syntactic units in English grammar because it performs various functions in sentence structure, such as subject, object, complement, modifier and prepositional complement. The study focuses on the internal organization of nominal phrases, their grammatical components, semantic features and communicative roles in different contexts. Special attention is paid to the head noun, determiners, premodifiers, postmodifiers, genitive constructions, appositive structures and complex nominal groups. The article also discusses how nominal phrases contribute to reference, information packaging, cohesion and academic style. The analysis shows that nominal phrases in English are not merely combinations of nouns and modifiers, but complex linguistic structures that represent objects, concepts, events, qualities and abstract relations. The research is based on descriptive, structural-semantic and functional methods. The findings may be useful for English grammar studies, syntax analysis, translation practice and academic writing