Functional-semantic analysis of the infinitive in english INTRODUCTION ……………………...………………………………………….3 CHAPTER I. SEMANTIC CONTENT OF THE INFINITIVE FORMS Description and usage of infinitive….………………...………………….…5 To plus infinitive construction……………..……..………………………..14 CHAPTER II. FUNCTIONAL-SEMANTIC SHIFTS WITHIN INFINITIVE CONSTRUCTIONS IN ENGLISH 2.1 Semantic process within infinitive….……………………..………………….24 2.2 Functional properties of infinitive constructions..…………….………………26 CONCLUSION …………………………………………………………………..29 REFERENCES …………………………………………………………………...30