There are a lot of Serial Verb Constructions which are related to the historical development of the V-C-O Structure in < Qi Min Yao Shu >.
Semantically, the V1 telling the behavior locates the front, the V2 as a supplementary note of some result or state locates the later, and a “action - result” semantic relation is formed between V1 and V2. This semantic relation fulfills the principle of the Chinese Time Order. Syntactically, the proportion of the V1V2 structure is most, the combination forms with O(object) include V1OV2、 V1V2O、V1O1V2O2. The location of the object in the combination forms and other insertion components can prove the density degree of the semantic relation, syntactic relation between V1 and V2. It can fulfil the distribution principle of the sentence stems and the supplementary component. Pragmatically, V1 lays particular stress on the structural focus, V2 lays particular stress on the expression focus. And a pragmatic structure “Structural focus - Expression focus” can be formed between V1 and V2, this structure can fulfill the arrangement principle of the Chinese information structure.
So through the analysis of the existence characteristic of the Serial Verb Construction in semantic, syntactic and pragmatic, we can master the development feature of the V-C-O structure in the Medieval Chinese period.