Historical Study of English Syntax with the Tagged corpora

我们考察了OE中的动词性前缀结构是如何被转换成ME中的动词短语结构的，重点是一个粒子和一个动词之间的位置。我们使用了与PPCME和Brooklyn语料库相对应的Concordancer、KWIC Concordance for Windows。从OE到ME的变化情况是：OE 2（850-950）主句21%从句72%OE2（850-950）OE 3（950-1050）OE4（1050-1150）主句41%从句68%ME1（1150-1250）主句16%从句23%ME2（1125-1350）主句3%从句8%ME3（1350-1420）主句4%从句1%ME4（1420-15000）主句1%从属分句2%在OE、ME 1和ME 2中，从属分句中的P模式比主句中的P模式多得多。由于这两个语料库采用了相同的语料设计，我们可以看出动词的形式从OE到ME的转变，但是我们得到的结果与Hiltunen之前的研究不同。与之相比，上述数据表明PV模式的频率非常低，在OE 2的一个主句中为21%。

We examined how the verbal prefix constructions in OE were shifted to the phrasal verb constructions in ME, focusing on the position between a particle and a verb. We used the concordancer, KWIC Concordance for Windows corresponding to PPCME and the Brooklyn Corpus. The transition of Particle-Verb order pattern from OE to ME was as follows.OE2 (850-950) main clause 21% subordinate clause 72%OE2 (850-950) OE3(950-1050) OE4(1050-1150) main clause 41% subordinate clause 68%ME1(1150-1250) main clause 16% subordinate clause 23%ME2(1125-1350) main clause 3% subordinate clause 8%ME3(1350-1420) main clause 4% subordinate clause 1%ME4(1420-15000) main clause 1% subordinate clause 2%We can see much more P Patterns in a subordinate clause than in a main clause in OE, ME 1 and ME 2. We can indicate the transition of PV patterns from OE to ME, thanks to the two tagged corpora with the same corpus design.However, we have the different result from Hiltunen's previous research. Compared with it, the above data shows the very lower frequency of PV patterns, 21% in a main clause in OE 2.