Экспликация пространственных предлогов в словарной статье толкового словаря

The objective of the given article is development of the relevant concept of spatial semantics of the prepositions, which is a topical task of lexicography. In our opinion, it is essential to add to the structure of a preposition dictionary entry the following elements: firstly, a graphic explanation of meaning; secondly, presentation of spatial relationships; thirdly, a choice of descriptive interpretation; fourthly, the reflection of syntagmatic and paradigmatic links.