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^2.10. Vocative NP (NP-VOC)

Vocatives are labelled NP-VOC.
[...]
(IP-MAT (NP-VOC (PRO$-F minha) (N mãezinha))
	(, ,)
	(NP-SBJ (NPR VM))
	(ADVP (ADV bem))
	(VB-P-3S sabe)
	(NP-ACC (D-P os) (PRO$-P meus) (N-P impedimentos))))
	(. .))
  (POST SCRIPTUM; ID PSCR0606,.1))

( (IP-MAT-SPE (<paren> -)
	      (NP-SBJ *pro*)
	      (ET-P Estou)
	      (PP (P a)
		  (IP-INF (VB brincar)))
	      (, ,)
	      (NP-VOC (NPR padre) (NPR Bento))
	      (. .))
  (TYCHO BRAHE; ID B_005_PSD,12.295))

( (IP-MAT-SPE (<paren> -)
	      (NP-VOC (NPR Amjgo))
	      (NP-SBJ *pro*)
	      (, ,)
	      (IP-MAT-PRN (VB-D disse)
			  (NP-SBJ (NPR Gallaaz)))
	      (, ,)
	      (CP-ADV (C se)
		      (IP-SUB (NP-SBJ (PRO eu))
			      (VB-SD qujssese)
			      (NP-ACC (N conpanha)
				      (PP (P de)
					  (NP (N scudeiro))))))
	      (NEG nom)
	      (VB-R rrecearia)
	      (NP-ACC (D-F a) (PRO$-F uossa))
	      (. .))
  (WOCHWEL; ID DSG56,.5))

(IP-IMP   (VB-I-2S @cala)
          (NP-SE (CL @te))
          (, ,)
          (NP-VOC (NPR Agatão))
          (. .))
(CORDIAL-SIN; ID VPA34)
Accompanying interjections are treated as constituents of the vocative NP. As usual, single words tagged as INTJ do not project an INTJP.
( (IP-IMP-SPE (QT ")
	      (NP-VOC (INTJ Eh) (NPR rapaz))
	      (, ,)
	      (VB-I-2S @dá)
	      (NP-DAT (CL @me))
	      (FP aí)
              (NP-ACC (N fogo))
	      (QT ")
	      (. !)))
(CORDIAL-SIN; ID ALV51)

( (IP-MAT (CONJ e)
	  (NP-SBJ *pro*)
	  (VB-D exclamou)
	  (. :)
	  (<paren> –)
	  (IP-MAT-SPE (NP-VOC (INTJ Ó) (N homem))
		      (, ,)
		      (NP-SBJ (D o) (N mundo))
		      (ET-P está)
		      (PP (P a)
			  (IP-INF (VB acabar))))
	  (. !))
  (TYCHO BRAHE; ID B_005_PSD,33.880))
As is generally the case with noun phrases, categories other than nouns may act as the head of NP-VOC (see NP projections):
( (IP-IMP-SPE (VB-P Põe)
	      (NP-ACC (D-UM um) (N cáustico))
	      (PP (P n@)
		  (NP (D-F @essa) (N cabeça)))
	      (, ,)
	      (NP-VOC (ADJ-F doida))
	      (. !))
  (TYCHO BRAHE; ID B_005_PSD,41.1115))

[...]
(IP-MAT (NP-SBJ *pro*)
	(CP-ADV (C quando)
		(IP-SUB (IP-SUB (NP-SBJ *pro*)
			        (VB-D acordou))
			(CONJP (CONJ e)
			       (IP-SUB (NP-SBJ *pro*)
				       (VB-D pode)
				       (IP-INF (VB falar))))))
	(, ,)
	(VB-D dise)
	(. :)
	(IP-MAT-SPE (<paren> -)
                    (NP-VOC (INTJ Aẏ) (ADJ astroso))
		    (, ,)
		    (NP-SBJ *pro*)
                    (ADJP (VB-AN morto))
		    (SR-P sõõ))))
	(. !))
  (WOCHWEL; ID DSG518,.2))

NP-VOC may be annotated equally under IP or CP. Whenever a CP is projected, NP-VOC is annotated under CP if it precedes a CP constituent.
(CP-QUE   (NP-VOC   (INTJ Ó)                        ☜ NP-VOC under CP
                    (PRO$-F minha)
                    (NPR senhora))
          (, ,)
          (WNP-1 (WPRO que))
          (IP-IND (NP-PRD *T*-1)
                  (SR-D-3S foi)
                  (NP-SBJ (DEM isto)))
          (. ?))
(CORDIAL-SIN; ID VPA06)

( (CP-QUE-SPE (QT ")
              (IP-IND (NP-VOC (INTJ Ó)                                 ☜ NP-VOC under IP
                              (NPR fulano))
                      (, ,)
                      (NP-SBJ *pro*)
                      (VB-P-1P vamos)
                      (IP-INF (VB jogar)
                              (NP-ACC (D-F a)
                                      (N reca))))
              (QT ")
              (. ?))
(CORDIAL-SIN; ID PFT19,15))
( (CP-QUE-SPE (<paren> -)
	      (IP-IND (NP-SBJ (PRO Você))
		      (VB-D conhecia)
		      (NP-ACC (D-F esta) (N rapariga))
		      (, ,)
		      (NP-VOC (NPR padre) (NPR Bento)))    ☜ NP-VOC under IP
	      (. ?)
	      (<paren> -)
	      (IP-MAT-PRN (VB-D perguntou)
			  (NP-SBJ (D o) (N funcionário))
			  (PP (P a@)
			      (NP (D @o) (N minorista))))
	      (. .))
  (TYCHO BRAHE; ID B_005_PSD,11.273))

( (CP-QUE-SPE (IP-IND (NP-SBJ (PRO Você))
		      (ADVP (ADV já))
		      (VB-D viu)
		      (NP-ACC (N-P almas))
		      (, ,)
		      (NP-VOC (INTJ ó) (N criatura)))       ☜ NP-VOC under IP
	      (. ?))
  (TYCHO BRAHE; ID B_005_PSD,5.89))