Abstract: English phrasal verb construction, which has special semantic and syntactic features, has been analyzed for decades. This study analyzes English phrasal verb construction and prepositional verb construction based on Labeling Algorithm and makes a contrast between them. The similarities between phrasal verb construction and prepositional verb construction mainly focus on the form and the property of transitivity. The differences lie firstly in the word order. In transitive phrasal verb construction, two kinds of order can be followed, while there is only one way to arrange the prepositional verb construction; secondly, the insertion of an adverb: if placed between verb and preposition, the new structure is acceptable; while the adverb is inserted into verb and particle, it is ungrammatical. The last method to make a difference between prepositional verb and phrasal verb is action nominalization.
Keywords: English phrasal verb construction, prepositional verb construction, minimalist syntax, contrastive analysis.
Title: Contrastive Study of English Phrasal Verb Construction and Prepositional Verb Construction an Analytical Framework Based on Minimalist Syntax
Author: Chen Zixuan, Li Mingjun, Liu Zhiguo
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
Vol. 13, Issue 4, October 2025 - December 2025
Page No: 261-267
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Published Date: 28-October-2025
