A Parallel Text Corpus for the historical study of English : Research on AB Language through the examination of B Language

13世纪是英国散文史研究的一个重要过渡时期；AB语言的研究尤其有价值，因为它反映了英语从OE到ME过渡时期的各个方面。2007年，我们在KG的电子平行外交手稿文本的基础上，研究了AB语言，特别强调了Katherine Group文本（以下简称KG）的B语言。为此，我们转录了KG的各种手稿，必要时参考了传真版本和原始手稿。此外，使用我们开发的编码系统，有关手稿的各种信息被纳入我们的数据库。因此，基于我们对手稿文本的仔细研究，我们为研究英语散文提供了一个丰富而有效的工具。此外，利用我们的电子语料库，我们可以通过分析KG的语言，并将其与我们在2003-2004年科学研究资助项目(B)中对a语言的分析进行比较，从而为AB语言的研究提供新的视角(1)。因此，通过对KG和AW的手稿文本进行有效的比较，我们推进了英语散文的研究。我们还发现KG的标准版本需要广泛的更正和重新检查，因此有助于这些文本的未来修订。我们小组的出版物列在另一页上。我们今年的主要出版物是《塞因特·卡特琳的电子平行外交手稿文本：印刷试用版》（2008年），但我们已经完成了出版《塞因特·马赫雷特》和《塞因特·尤利恩》的准备工作。

The 13th century is an important transitional period in the historical study of English prose ; the study of AB Language is especially valuable in that it reflects various aspects of the English language in the transitional period from OE to ME. In 2007, we have investigated AB Language with special emphasis on the B language of the Katherine Group texts (hereafter KG) on the basis of our electronic parallel diplomatic manuscript texts of KG. For this purpose, we transcribed the various manuscripts of KG, referring to both facsimile editions and the original manuscripts when necessary. In addition, diverse information about the manuscripts is incorporated into our database, using the encoding system that we have developed.As a result, we have provided a substantial and efficient tool for research on English prose, based on our close examination of the manuscript texts. Also, by utilizing our electronic corpus, we can shed a new light on the study of AB language through analyzing the language of KG, and comparing it with the analysis of A language made in our 2003-2004 Grant-in-Aidfor Scientific Research (B) (1). Thus we have advanced the study of English prose, by enabling the effective comparison of the manuscript texts of KG and AW. We have also found the standard editions of KG need extensive corrections and re-examination and so have contributed to the future revision of those texts.The publications of our group are listed on a separate page. Our main publication this year is Electronic Parallel Diplomatic Manuscript Texts of Seinte Katerine : A printed trial version (2008), but we have finished preparation for publishing Seinte Marherete, and Seinte Iuliene.