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13.1.4.2.1 Regular 'yes/no' questions

'Yes/no' questions are labelled CP-QUE. CP-QUE dominates IP-IND in the cases in which a verb occurs.

( (CP-QUE (IP-IND (NP-ACC (N Cristão))
(SR-P sondes)
(NP-SBJ (PRO vós)))
(. ?))
(WOCHWEL; ID JAR109,.39))

( (CP-QUE (IP-IND (DS -)
(NP-VOC (NPR Guallaaz))
(, ,)
(IP-MAT-PRN (VB-D dise)
(NP-SBJ (NPR Lançalot)))
(, ,)
(VB-P queredes)
(NP-SBJ (PRO uos))
(IP-INF (SR seer)
(NP-ACC (N caualeyro))))
(. ?))
(WOCHWEL; ID DSG04,.10))

( (CP-QUE (IP-IND (VB-P Pensas)
(NP-SBJ (PRO tu))
(CP-THT (C que)
(IP-SUB (NP-SBJ (PRO eu))
(PP (P em)
(NP (Q-NEG nada)))
(VB-P cogito))))
(. ?))
(POSTSCRIPTUM; ID CARDS0108,.8))

( (CP-QUE (IP-IND (CONJ E)
(SR-R será)
(ADJP (ADJ certo))
(NP-SBJ (CP-FRL (WNP-1 (D o) (WPRO que))
(IP-SUB (NP-ACC *T*-1)
(NP-DAT (CL me))
(VB-D disse)
(NP-SBJ (NPR Dom) (NPR Rodrigo))))))
(. ?))
(POSTSCRIPTUM; ID CARDS2163,.12))

( (CP-QUE (IP-IND (PP (P @De)
(NP (D-F aquela@) (N sorte)))
(VB-D ficou)
(ADJP (VB-AN impunido))
(NP-SBJ (D o) (N crime)))
(. ?))
(TYCHO BRAHE; ID A_001_PSD,50.974))

( (CP-QUE (IP-IND (NP-SBJ *exp*)
(NP-ACC (ADV-R Tão) (Q-F pouca) (N distância))
(HV-P há)
(PP (P entre)
(NP (NP (D o) (N mal))
(, ,)
(CONJP (CONJ e)
(NP (D o) (N bem))))))
(. ?))
(TYCHO BRAHE; ID A_001_PSD,93.2122))

( (CP-QUE (IP-IND (NP-SBJ *pro*)
(TR-R Teria)
(VB-PP voltado)
(PP (P a)
(NP (NPR Paris)))
(. ?))
(TYCHO BRAHE; ID O_001,136.1452))

( (CP-QUE (IP-IND (NP-SBJ (PRO tu))
(SR-P és)
(NP-ACC (DEM isso)
(CP-REL (WNP-1 (WPRO que))
(IP-SUB (NP-ACC *T*-1)
(NP-SBJ *pro*)
(VB-P mostras)))))
(. ?))
(TYCHO BRAHE; ID G-004,0.1250))

( (CP-QUE (IP-IND (NP-SBJ *pro*)
(VB-P Lembras-)
(NP-SE (CL -te))
(PP (P d@)
(NP (D-P @os) (ADJ-P famosos) (N-P pastéis)))
(PP (P pel@)
(NP (D @o)
(N sistema)
(PP (P d@)
(NP (D-F @a)
(N praia)
(PP (P de)
(NP (NPR belem))))))))
(. ?))
(TYCHO BRAHE; ID O_001,116.1153))

( (CP-QUE (IP-IND (INTJ ai)
(NP-SBJ (PRO eu))
(, ,)
(CP-ADV (C se)
(IP-SUB (NP-SBJ *pro*)
(VB-SR-1S disser)
(NP-ACC (D-F a) (N verdade))))
(, ,)
(VB-P-1S vou)
(ADJP-SPR (VB-AN preso)))
(. ?))
(CORDIAL-SIN; ID VPA04,4))

( (CP-QUE (IP-IND (NP-SBJ *pro*)
(TR-P-3S Tem)
(IP-SMC (NP-SBJ (D-P os) (N-P pés))
(ADJP-PRD (ADJ-G-P quentes))))
(. ?))
(CORDIAL-SIN; ID CTL06,18))

( (CP-QUE (IP-IND (NP-SBJ *pro*)
(TR-P-3S Tem))
(. ?))
(CORDIAL-SIN; ID CTL06,22))

( (CP-QUE (IP-IND (NP-SBJ (D-F-P As) (NPR-P senhoras))
(TR-P-3P têm)
(NP-ACC (N fé)))
(. ?))
(CORDIAL-SIN; ID PFT27,3))
The absence of overt CP material in 'yes/no' questions has the following consequences:
( (CP-QUE (IP-IND (CONJ E)
(PP-LFD-1 (P de@)
(NP (D-F @a) (PRO$-F minha) (N filha)))

(NP-SBJ *pro*)
(NEG não)
(NP-DAT (CL me))
(VB-P dizeis)
(NP-ACC (PP *ICH*-1)
(Q-NEG nada)))
(. ?))
(POSTSCRIPTUM; ID CARDS1005,.17))

( (CP-QUE (IP-IND (NP-LFD (D-P Os) (N-P pés))
(, ,)
(NP-SBJ *pro*)
(TR-P-3S @tem)
(NP-ACC-RSP-1 (CL @nos))
(IP-SMC (NP-SBJ *-1)
(ADJP-PRD (ADJ-G-P quentes))))
(. ?))
(CORDIAL-SIN; ID CTL06,20))
( (CP-QUE (IP-IND (IP-IND (NP-SBJ *exp*)
(SR-P-3S É))
(CONJP (CONJ ou)
(IP-IND (NP-SBJ *exp*)
(NEG não)
(SR-P-3S é)
(, ,)
(NP-VOC (NPR Aires)))))
(. ?))
(CORDIAL-SIN; ID VPA30,5))