Аннотация:The article focuses on a complex approach to studying and describing derivational models of the Russian language, substantiated by Kubryakova E. S. with regard to the entity of procedural mechanism of compression in derivational acts of various types. This approach is analyzed in con-nection with the formation of one-word nomination based on both set and free word combinations, as well as comprehensive interpretations. Besides, the author pays attention to differences in the conceptualization of the world by nominative units of different structures.