### Annotation manual for the PPCME2, PPCEME, and PCEEC

Beatrice Santorini
Release 1 (March 2005)

The annotation guidelines in this manual are based on an earlier version, written by Ann Taylor in connection with the second edition of the Penn-Helsinki Parsed Corpus of Middle English. The current version supersedes the earlier one and is intended to apply to the following corpora:

- the Penn-Helsinki Parsed Corpus of Middle English, 2nd edition (PPCME2)
- the Penn-Helsinki Parsed Corpus of Early Modern English (PPCEME)
- the Parsed Corpus of Early English Correspondence (PCEEC)

The annotation of the PPCME2 differs slightly from that of the PPCEME/PCEEC.

### Acknowledgements

I thank the following institutions and individuals for their support and assistance:

- The National Endowment for the Humanities for financial support under NEH Grant PA 23382-99, "Creating an electronic parsed corpus of Early Modern English."

- The National Science Foundation for financial support under NSF Grant BCS 99-05488, "The emergence of Modern English syntax."

- The users of the PPCME2 for their financial support in purchasing the corpus.

- Tony Kroch and especially Ann Taylor for many helpful discussions concerning the guidelines for the PPCME2 and their adaptation to modern English.