The label PP-SBJ is assigned (i) to prepositional subjects of small clauses and (ii) to prepositional subjects of infinitive clauses acting as complements of causative and perception verbs (clause union construction).
PP-SBJ in Small Clauses( (IP-MAT (NP-SBJ *pro*)
(VB-P chamamos)
(IP-SMC (IP-SMC (PP-SBJ (P @a)
(D-F a@)
(NP (N compaixão)))
(NP-ACC (N fraqueza)))
(, ,)
(CONJP (CONJ e)
(IP-SMC (PP-SBJ (P @a)
(NP (D-F a@) (N inumanidade)))
(NP-ACC (N valor)))))
(. .))
(TYCHO BRAHE; ID A_001_PSD,44.823))
( (IP-MAT (NP-SBJ (D-P Os)
(N-P homens)
(, ,)
(CP-REL (WPP-2 (P a)
(NP (WPRO quem)))
(IP-SUB (NP-SBJ (D-F a)
(N concorrência)
(PP (P de)
(NP (N-P acasos) (ADJ-G-P felices))))
(VB-P faz)
(IP-INF (VB chamar)
(IP-SMC (PP-SBJ *T*-2)
(ADJP (ADJ-G-P grandes)))))))
(, ,)
(VB-P presumem)
[...]
(TYCHO BRAHE; ID A_001_PSD,32.548)
( (IP-MAT (PP (P @A)
(NP (D-F-P @as) (N-P vezes)))
(, ,)
(PP-LFD-1 (P @a)
(NP (D-F @a)
(N batatinha)
(ADJP (ADV-R mais) (ADJ-F miudinha))))
(, ,)
(NP-SBJ (D-F a) (N gente))
(VB-P-3P tratam)
(IP-SMC (PP-SBJ *ICH*-1)
(NP-PRD (N grelo)))
(. .))
(CORDIAL-SIN; ID MIG01))
( (IP-MAT (NP-SBJ *pro*)
(VB-P Trata)
(IP-SMC (PP-SBJ (P a@)
(NP (D-P @os) (N-P santos)))
(PP (P por)
(NP (N-P cornudos))))
(. .))
(POST SCRIPTUM; ID CARDS2072,.8))
( (IP-IMP (CONJ E)
(VB-I sabede)
(CP-THT (C que)
(IP-SUB (NP-SBJ (NPR Mordão))
(VB-D chamava)
(IP-SMC (NP-ACC (N sobrinho))
(PP-SBJ (P a)
(NP (NPR Celidones))))
[...]
(WOCHWEL; ID JAR58,.23))
( (IP-MAT-SPE (DS -)
(NP-VOC (NPR Senhor))
(, ,)
(IP-MAT-PRN (VB-D diserõ)
(NP-SBJ (PRO eles)))
(, ,)
(NP-SBJ (PRO nos))
(TR-R teeriamos)
(IP-SMC (PP (P por)
(NP (N bẽ)))
(PP-SBJ (PP (P de)
(IP-INF (NP-SBJ *pro*)
(NP-ACC (CL o))
(VB-F alongarmos)
(PP (P de@)
(ADVP (ADV @aqui)))))
(CONJP (CONJ e)
(PP (P de)
(IP-INF (NP-SBJ *pro*)
(NP-ACC (CL o))
(VB-F guardarmos)
(PP (P en)
(NP (D-UM-F hũa)
(N camara)))
(PP (P ata)
(CP-ADV (C que)
(IP-SUB (NP-SBJ (D-P estes))
(SR-SP seiã)
(VB-AN soterrados)))))))))
(, ,)
(CP-ADV (C ca)
(IP-SUB (NP-SBJ *pro*)
(, ,)
(PP (P sẽ)
(NP (N falha)))
(, ,)
(CP-ADV (C se)
(IP-SUB (NP-SBJ *pro*)
(ADVP (ADV aqui))
(Q muẏto)
(ET-P esta)))
(, ,)
(VB-R morrera)))
(. .))
(WOChWEL; ID DSG649,.4))
PP-SBJ in clause union construction
(IP-MAT (NP-SBJ *pro*)
(VB-D-3P @Mandaram)
(NP-DAT-2 (CL @lhe))
(IP-INF (PP-SBJ *-2)
(VB arrumar)
(NP-ACC (D-F a)
(N camioneta))
(PP (ADVP (ADV ali)
(P @a)
(NP (D @o)
(N lado)))))
(. .))
(CORDIAL-SIN; ID AAL34)
( (IP-MAT (IP-MAT (NP-LFD-1 (DEM Isto))
(NP-SBJ *pro*)
(VB-P faço)
(PP (P a)
(IP-INF (NP-ACC *ICH*-1)
(VB saber)
(PP-SBJ (P a)
(NP (NPR VM)))))
[...]
(POST SCRIPTUM; ID CARDS2001,.8))
( (IP-MAT (CONJ Mas)
(NP-SBJ (PRO ele))
(VB-D fez)
(IP-INF (VB jurar)
(PP-SBJ (P a)
(NP (Q-P todos) (PRO$-P seus) (N-P criados)))
(CP-THT (C que)
(IP-SUB (NP-SBJ (PRO$ seu) (N pai))
(NP-ACC (CL o))
(NEG nom)
(VB-SD soubesse))))
(, ,)
[...]
(WOCHWEL; ID JAR27,.9))
( (IP-MAT (NP-LFD-1 (Q Tudo) (DEM isto))
(VB-D ouvi)
(NP-SBJ (PRO eu))
(IP-INF (NP-ACC *ICH*-1)
(VB contar)
(PP-SBJ (P a)
(NP (D o)
(ADJ próprio)
(NPR General)
(NPR (NPR Gomes) (NPR Freire))))
[...]
(TYCHO BRAHE; ID A_003_PSD,33.469))
