MULTI-WORD VERBS IN EARLY MODERN ENGLISH. A Corpus-based Study

1. Introduction: Aims and Scope of the Study 2. The Lampeter Corpus of Early Modern English Tracts 3. Multi-word Verbs as a Group 4. Categories of Multi-word Verbs 5. History of Multi-word Verbs 6. Patterns of the Past: Multi-word Verbs in the Lampeter Corpus 7. Frequencies and Tendencies 8. Attitudes and Alternatives 9. Making a Choice 10. Conclusion Appendices (lists of all multi-word verbs found) References