Verb particle Constructions (VPCs)

Descriptions:

This table list valid multiwords from Verb particle constructions (VPCs), also known as phrasal verbs. VPCs are highly common collocations of a verb paired with a particle (adverb or preposition) to achieve a figurative meaning, such as tear down, eat up, cut back, and chew out.

Fields:

Algorithm:

• Multiword candidates are derived from Verb particle constructions using verb complementation code:
  • intran;part(XXX)
  • tran=np;part(XXX)
  • ditran=np,pphr(...);part(XXX)
  • link-advbl;part(XXX)
  • cplxtran=np.ascomp:obj;part(XXX)
• Valid multiwords are then retrieved through tagging processes
  Please refer to verb complements documents for details.