Functional-semantic analysis of the infinitive in english INTRODUCTION ……………………...………………………………………….3CHAPTER I. SEMANTIC CONTENT OF THE INFINITIVE FORMS Description and usage of infinitive….………………...………………….…5To plus infinitive construction……………..……..………………………..14CHAPTER II. FUNCTIONAL-SEMANTIC SHIFTS WITHIN INFINITIVE CONSTRUCTIONS IN ENGLISH2.1 Semantic process within infinitive….……………………..………………….242.2 Functional properties of infinitive constructions..…………….………………26CONCLUSION …………………………………………………………………..29REFERENCES …………………………………………………………………...30