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13.2.5.1 With single subordinating conjunctions

CP-ADV introduced by single conjunctions, labelled C, are always annotated as immediate constituents of a higher IP according to one of the following schemes:

adverbial clauses without a gap

adverbial clauses with a gap

(CP-ADV (C ...)
(IP-SUB ...))
(CP-ADV (WADVP-1 0)
(C ...)
(IP-SUB (ADVP *T*-1)
(...))

the case of adverbial clauses beginning by:

  • como (causal)
  • porque (causal)
  • pois (causal)
  • que (causal; conformative)
  • quando
  • se
  • embora
  • enquanto
  • caso

the case of adverbial clauses beginning by:

  • como (conformative)
  • conforme
  • consoante
  • segundo


Adverbial clauses without a gap
( (IP-MAT (NP-SBJ (D-P Os) (N-P corpos))
(ADVP (ADV mal))
(TR-D tinham)
(NP-ACC (N espaço))
(PP (P para)
(IP-INF (VB desfilar)
(PP (P por)
(NP (N-P seções)))))
(, ,)
(CP-ADV (C porque)
(IP-SUB (NP-SBJ (D o) (N povo))
(SR-D era)
(ADJP (ADV-R tanto)
(CP-DEG (C que)
(IP-SUB (NP-SBJ *pro*)
(, ,)
                                                
(PP (P a)
(NP (Q-P todos) (D-P os) (N-P momentos)))
(, ,)
(VB-D interrompia)
(NP-ACC (D-F a) (N marcha)))))))

(. .))
(TYCHO BRAHE; ID A_003_PSD,132.2072))

( (IP-MAT (CP-ADV (C Se)
(IP-SUB (NP-SBJ (D o)
(PRO$ nosso)
(N governo))
(NEG não)
(VB-P-3S acaba)
(PP (P com)
(NP (DEM isso)))))

(, ,)
(ADVP (ADV aqui))
(NP-SBJ (D-F a)
(N pesca)
(ADJ-G artesanal)
(PP (P @de)
(PP (ADV @aqui)
(P @de)
(NP (D-F @a)
(PRO$-F nossa)
(N praia)))))
(ET-P-3S está)
(ADJP-PRD (VB-AN-F perdida))
(. .))
(CORDIAL-SIN; ID VPA01,16))

( (IP-MAT (CONJ E)
(CP-ADV (C quando)
(IP-SUB (NP-SBJ *pro*)
(NEG não)
(VB-SP cheguem)
(PP (P a)
(NP (N tempo)
(PP (P de@)
(NP (CP-FRL (WNP-1 (D @o) (WPRO que))
(IP-SUB (NP-ACC *T*-1)
(NP-SBJ *pro*)
(VB-P digo)))))))))

(, ,)
(NP-SBJ (D-UM-F-P umas)
(N-P papas)
(PP (P de)
(NP (N toucinho)))
(ADJP (ADV bem) (VB-AN-F-P feitas)))
(VB-P supre)
(NP-ACC (D-F a) (N falta))
(. .))
(POST SCRIPTUM; ID CARDS0091,.5))
( (IP-MAT (NP-SBJ (D-P Os) (N-P mouros))
(, ,)
(CP-ADV (C como)
(IP-SUB (NP-SBJ *pro*)
(NP-ACC (DEM esto))
(VB-D souberon)))

(, ,)
(VB-D fugirõ)
(. .))
(WOChWEL; ID CGE318,.9))

( (IP-MAT (CONJ e)
(, ,)
(CP-ADV (C embora)
(IP-SUB (NP-SBJ (D-P os) (N-P amos))
(VB-SD quisessem)))

(, ,)
(NP-SBJ (D-P os) (N-P bolieiros))
(NEG não)
(VB-D obedeciam)
(. :))
(TYCHO BRAHE; ID A_003_PSD,07.57))

( (IP-MAT (CP-ADV (C enquanto)
(IP-SUB (NP-SE (CL se))
(NEG não)
(VB-SR-3S ferver)))

(, ,)
(NP-SBJ (D-F a)
(N gente))
(NEG não)
(VB-P-3S torna)
(ADVP (ADV lá))
(PP (P a)
(IP-INF (VB entrar)))
(. .))
(CORDIAL-SIN; ID PFT38,20))

In CP-ADV focalization, adverbial or focus particles are annotated under CP-ADV as word-level constituents. As usual, no XP is projected in such cases.
( (IP-MAT (NP-SBJ (D-F A) (N formosura))
(TR-P tem)
(NP-ACC (N-P feitiços)
(ADJP (ADV-R tão)
(ADJ-P poderosos)
(CP-DEG *ICH*-3)))
(, ,)
(CP-ADV (ADV principalmente)
(C quando)
(IP-SUB (NP-SBJ-2 *pro*)
(NP-SE-2 (CL se))
(VB-P acha)
(PP (P n@)
(NP (D @o) (N sexo) (ADJ feminino))))))
(, ,)
(CP-DEG-3 (C que)
(IP-SUB-4 (NP-SBJ *pro*)
(NEG não)
(FP só)
(VB-P obriga)
(IP-SUB-PRN=4 (CONJ mas)
(NP-SBJ *pro*)
(VB-P arrasta))
(NP-ACC (D-F a) (PRO$-F nossa) (N vontade))
(PP (P a)
(IP-INF (VB amá)
(NP-ACC (CL la))))))
(, ,))
(TYCHO BRAHE; ID C_001_PSD,37.639))
Adverbial clauses with a gap
( (IP-MAT (NP-SBJ (D O)
(N enxoval)
(PP (P de)
(NP (Q-G cada)
(D-UM um)
(PP (P de@)
(NP (D-P @os) (N-P pequenos))))))
(, ,)
(CP-ADV (WADVP-1 0)
(C segundo)
(IP-SUB (IP-SUB (ADVP *T*-1)

(NP-SBJ *pro*)
(NP-DAT (CL me))
(VB-P dizem))
(, ,)
(CONJP (CONJ e)
(IP-SUB (ADVP *T*-1)
(NP-SBJ (PRO eu))
(VB-P sei))))))
(, ,)
(VB-P deve)
(IP-INF (VB constar)
(PP (P de)
(. :)
(...))
(POST SCRIPTUM; ID CARDS0108,.21))

( (IP-MAT (NP-SBJ *pro*)
(CP-ADV (WADVP-1 0)
(C consoante)
(IP-SUB (ADVP *T*-1)
(NP-SBJ (D-F a) (N pá))
(VB-D-3S botava)))

(, ,)
(VB-D-3S caía)
(ADVP (ADV ali))
(ADJP-SPR (ADJ limpinho))
(. .))
(CORDIAL-SIN; ID LAR27,74))

( (IP-IMP (CONJ E)
(VB-SP siga)
(NP-ACC (D-F a)
(N carta)
(CP-REL (WNP-1 (WPRO que))
(IP-SUB (NP-ACC *T*-1)
(NP-SBJ *pro*)
(NP-DAT (CL lhe))
(VB-D mandei))))
(, ,)
(IP-GER (IP-GER (VB-G pagando)
(CP-ADV (WADVP-2 0)
(C conforme)
(IP-SUB (ADVP *T*-2)
(NP-SBJ *pro*)
(VB-P diz))))

(CONJP (CONJ e)
(IP-GER (VB-P cobrando)
(NP-ACC (N-P pagas)))))
(. .))
(POST SCRIPTUM; ID CARDS1006,.3))


conforme, segundo, consoante or como are tagged P when they take nominal complements
[...]
(IP-GER (VB-G esperando)
(PP (P de)
(NP (NPR Vossa) (NPR Senhoria)))
(CP-THT (C 0)
     (IP-SUB (NP-SBJ *pro*)
(HV-SP haja)
(PP (P de)
(IP-INF (VB fazer)
     (IP-INF (NP-SBJ *arb*)
                                            (VB castigar)
(PP (P a)
(NP (D este) (N ladrão)))
(PP (P conforme)
     (NP (D-F a) (N lei)))
))))))
(. .))
(POST SCRIPTUM; ID CARDS0188,.10))

( (IP-MAT (NP-SBJ *exp*)
(SR-D-3S Era)
(PP (P consoante)
(NP (D o) (N tempo)))

(. .))
(CORDIAL-SIN; ID FIS14,70))

( (IP-MAT-SPE (CONJ E)
(NP-SBJ *pro*)
(VB-P quero@)
(NP-1 (CL @vos))
(IP-INF (NP-DAT *-1)
(VB dizer)
(NP-ACC (D-F a)
(N maneira)
(PP (P de@)
(NP (D @este) (N feito))))
(, ,)
(PP (P segundo)
(NP (PRO$ meu) (N entender)))
)
(. .))
(WOChWEL; ID CGE436,.72))

( (IP-MAT (CONJ e)
(NP-SBJ *pro*)
(NP-ACC (CL nos))
(VB-P induz)
(PP (P a)
(IP-INF (NP-SBJ *pro*)
(VB-F buscarmos)
(NP-ACC (D-P esses) (ADJ-P mesmos) (Q-NEG-P nadas))
(, ,)
(PP (P como)
(NP (N-P meios)
(PP (P de)
(IP-INF (NP-ACC (CL nos))
(VB distinguir)))))
))
[...]
(TYCHO BRAHE; ID A_001_PSD,34.580))