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12.2.2 Specific direct objects (NP-ACC *pro*)



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In Cordial-Sin and in Tycho Brahe (Brazilian texts), specific null objects are represented as (NP-ACC *pro*).
( (IP-MAT (NP-SBJ (D-F-P Essas)
(N-P redes))

(SR-D-3P foram)
(VB-AN-F-P roubadas)
(, ,))
(CORDIAL-SIN; ID VPA07,8))

( (IP-MAT (NP-SBJ *pro*)
(VB-D-3P @roubaram)
(NP-DAT (CL @nos))
(NP-ACC *pro*)
(PP (P @em)
(NP (D-F @a)
(NPR Espanha)))
(. .))
(CORDIAL-SIN; ID VPA07,9))

( (IP-MAT-SPE (QT ")
(NP-SBJ (D-F A)
(N menina))
(VB-D-3S queria)
(NP-ACC (D-F a)
(N cestinha))

(. .))
(CORDIAL-SIN; ID PFT20,10))

( (IP-MAT-SPE (NP-SBJ *pro*)
(CP-ADV (C Se)
(IP-SUB (NP-SBJ (D-F a)
(NPR senhora))
(VB-SD-3S pudesse)
(IP-INF (VB deixar)
(NP-ACC *pro*))))
(, ,)
(VB-D-1S preferia)
(PP (P de)
(CP-CMP (WNP-1 (WPRO que))
(IP-SUB (NP-MSR *T*-1)
(PP (P @a)
(NP (D-P @os)
(N-P ovos))))))
(QT ")
(. .))
(CORDIAL-SIN; ID PFT20,11))

( (IP-MAT (NP-SBJ *exp*-1)
(ADVP (ADV Então))
(SR-D foi)
(VB-AN respondido)
(PP (P pel@)
(NP (D @o)
(NPR Conselho)))
(PP (P a@)
(NP (D @o)
(N tesoureiro)))
(CP-THT-1 (C que)
(IP-SUB (NP-SBJ (D-F a)
(NPR Sociedade))
(ADVP (ADV também))
(ET-D estava)
(VB-G cumprindo)
(NP-ACC (PRO$ seu)
(N dever))
(CP-ADV (C pois)
(IP-SUB (NP-SBJ *pro*)
(ADVP (ADV já))
(TR-D tinha)
(VB-PP ordenado)
(PP (P a@)
(NP (D @o)
(N mestre)
(PP (P de)
(NP (N pedreiro)))
(NP-PRN (D o)
(NPR senhor)
(NPR Portugal))))
(PP (P para)
(IP-INF (IP-INF (VB fazer)
(NP-ACC (D o)
(N conserto))

(PP (P n@)
(NP (D @o)
(N telhado)
(PP (P da@)
(NP (D-F @a)
(NPR Igreja))))))
(CONJP (CONJ e)
(IP-INF (VB pagar)
(NP-ACC *pro*)
(PP (P a@)
(NP (D-F @a)
(PRO$-F sua)
(N custa)))))))))))
[...]
(, ,))
(TYCHO BRAHE; ID VA_002_SPL,1.5))