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THOU SHALT NOT SPLIT...? A CORPUS-BASED STUDY ON SPLIT INFINITIVES IN…
THOU SHALT NOT SPLIT...? A CORPUS-BASED STUDY ON SPLIT INFINITIVES IN AMERICAN ENGLISH
METHOD
Analyze the presence of the split infinitive in a historical perspective
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Analyze the core of study: the modern presence of split infinitives
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FINDINGS
An analysis of the Academic genre and a Direct comparison to the spoken genre.
To + adverb + verb; sub-genres of “academic” in COCA
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Year-By-Year Genre Analysis
The prevalence of the to + adverb + verb split infinitive changes throughout the 1990s, 2000s, and 2010
Development of the splitting to not + verb construction throughout the genres.
The frequency of split infinitives in the English language has dramatically increased over time.
To + adverb + verb combination are found in the "spoken" genre
To + adverb + verb construction continues its increase, as does the negative to not + verb
Historical perspectives
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