13.1.4.1.3 Verbless questions

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Verbless wh-questions are labelled CP-QUE. In such constructions no IP-IND is projected. CP-QUE immediately dominates the wh-phrase.

( (CP-QUE (WNP (WD Que) (N remedio))
	  (. ?))
  (TYCHO BRAHE; ID V_004,207.1929))

( (CP-QUE (WNP (WD-P Quantos)
	       (NPR-P Eneias)
	       (PP (P sem)
	           (NP (NPR-P Virgílios))))
	  (. ?))
  (TYCHO BRAHE; ID A_001_PSD,22.353))

( (CP-QUE (WNP (WD Que) (N resultado))
	  (. ?))
  (CORDIAL-SIN; ID FIG35,28))

( (CP-QUE (WNP (WPRO Quem))
	  (. ?))
  (CORDIAL-SIN; ID LVR27,28))

( (CP-QUE (WNP (WPRO Quanto))
	  (. ?))
  (CORDIAL-SIN; ID CLH08,27))

( (CP-QUE (WNP (D O) (WPRO quê))
	  (. ?))
  (CORDIAL-SIN; ID AAL68,5))

( (CP-QUE-SPE (DS -)
	      (WNP (WPRO-P Quaaes))
	      (. ?)
	      (DS -)
	      (IP-MAT-PRN (VB-D dise)
		          (NP-SBJ (D el) (N rey)))
	      (. .))
  (WOCHWEL; ID DSG364,.7))

( (CP-QUE (WADVP (WADV Aonde))
	  (. ?))
  (CORDIAL-SIN; ID COV15,46))

( (CP-QUE-SPE (DS -)
	      (WADVP (WADV Como))
	      (, ,)
	      (IP-MAT-PRN (VB-D disse)
			  (NP-SBJ (NPR Gallaaz)))
	      (. ?))
  (WOCHWEL; ID DSG93,.14))

( (CP-QUE (WPP (P Com)
	       (NP (D o) (WPRO quê)))
	  (. ?))
  (CORDIAL-SIN; ID PAL33,22))

( (CP-QUE (WPP (P Para)
	       (NP (WPRO quê)))
	  (. ?))
  (CORDIAL-SIN; ID PAL36,39))

( (CP-QUE (WPP (P De)
	       (NP (WPRO quê)))
	  (. ?))
  (CORDIAL-SIN; ID MIN07,2))

( (CP-QUE (WPP (P De)
	       (ADVP (WADV onde)))
	  (. ?))
  (CORDIAL-SIN; ID PST16,10))

( (CP-QUE (WPP (P Com)
	       (NP (WPRO qual)))
	  (. ?))
  (CORDIAL-SIN; ID OUT04,35))

( (CP-QUE-SPE (DS –)
	      (WPP (P Com)
	           (NP (N ajuda)
		       (PP (P de)
		           (NP (WD qual)
		               (NPR Deos))))))
	      (. ?)
	      (DS -)
	      (IP-MAT-PRN (VB-D disse)
			  (NP-SBJ (D o) (N pagão))))
  (WOCHWEL; ID JAR105,.23))

Non-verbal material co-occurring with the wh-phrase is also dominated by CP-QUE:

( (CP-QUE (CONJ Mas)
	  (WNP (WD que) (N-P prophetas))
	  (. ?))
  (TYCHO BRAHE; ID V_004,191.1512)) 

( (CP-QUE (CONJ E)
	  (WADVP (WADV porquê))
	  (. ?))
  (TYCHO BRAHE; ID V_004,102.817))

( (CP-QUE (WADVP (WADV Porque))
	  (NEG não)
	  (. ?))
  (POST SCRIPTUM; ID PSCR0003,.17))

( (CP-QUE (PP-LFD (P A@)
		  (NP (D-F @a) (N janela)))
	  (WPP (P para)
	       (NP (WPRO quê)))
	  (. ?))
  (CORDIAL-SIN; ID O_001,54.137))