Adjective phrases (ADJP) are projected from a participle (VB-AN) or an adjective (ADJ).
As an IP immediate constituent, ADJP is always projected from adjectives and adjectival participles, even if this projection dominates only a single word.
( (IP-MAT (NP-SBJ (Q Tudo))
(PP (P em@)
(NP (D @o) (N mundo)))
(SR-P é)
(ADJP (ADJ vão))
[...]
(TYCHO BRAHE; ID AIRES,20.289))
( (IP-MAT (NP-SBJ *pro*)
(NEG Não)
(SR-P sou)
(ADJP (ADV-R mais) (ADJ extenso))
(. .))
(POST SCRIPTUM; ID CARDS0183,.11))
( (IP-MAT (CP-ADV (C Se)
(IP-SUB (NP-SBJ (D-P estes) (CONJ e) (OUTRO-P outros))
(NEG não)
(TR-SR tiverem)
(NP-ACC (N providência))))
(, ,)
(NP-SBJ (Q tudo))
(ET-P está)
(ADJP (VB-AN perdido))
(. .))
(POST SCRIPTUM; ID CARDS0042,.4))
( (IP-IMP (VB-I Leva)
(NP-ACC (D-UM-F uma) (N baioneta))
(, ,)
(CP-ADV (C que)
(IP-SUB (NP-SBJ (D-F a) (N parede))
(ET-P está)
(ADJP (Q muito) (ADJ-F fresca))))
(. .))
(POST SCRIPTUM; ID CARDS0120,.9))
( (IP-MAT (NP-SBJ (D-F A) (N vaidade))
(NP-DAT (CL nos))
(VB-P ensina)
(, ,)
(CP-THT (C que)
(IP-SUB (NP-SBJ-3 (D-F-P as) (N-P acções) (ADJ-F-P heróicas))
(NP-3 (CL se))
(VB-P fazem)
(IP-SMC (NP-SBJ *-3)
(ADJP (ADJ-G-P imortais)))
(PP (P por)
(NP (N meio)
(PP (P de@)
(NP (D-F-P @as)
(N-P narrações)
(PP (P de@)
(NP (D-F @a) (N história)))))))))
(. ;))
(TYCHO BRAHE; ID AIRES,22.348))
( (IP-MAT (CONJ E)
(NP-SBJ *pro*)
(CP-ADV (C quando)
(IP-SUB (NP-SBJ (PRO ella))
(VB-D ujo)
(IP-SMC (NP-SBJ (N agua))
(ADJP (ADV mal) (VB-AN parada)))))
(VB-D começou)
(PP (P de)
(IP-INF (VB fugir)))
(. .))
(WOCHWEL; ID DSG101,.5))
However, in passive constructions, no ADJP is projected from the VB-AN:( (IP-MAT (NP-SBJ (DEM Aquilo))
(SR-D-3S era)
(VB-AN desfeito)                                    ☜ no ADJP projection in passives
(ADVP (ADV dentro)
(PP (P @de)
(NP (D-F @a) (N água)))))
(CORDIAL-SIN; ID CBV37,3))
( (IP-MAT (NP-SBJ (D-F-P As)
(ADV-R mais)
(PP (P de@)
(NP (D-F-P @as) (N-P cousas))))
(TR-P têm)
(NP-ACC (Q-P muitos)
(N-P modos)
(, ,)
(CP-REL (WPP-1 (P em)
(NP (WPRO que)))
(IP-SUB (PP *T*-1)
(NP-SBJ *pro*)
(VB-P podem)
(IP-INF (SR ser)
                               (VB-AN-F-P consideradas)))))   ☜ no ADJP projection in passives
(. ;))
(TYCHO BRAHE; ID AIRES,18.254))
As
noun modifiers, ADJ and VB-AN only project ADJP when they have specifiers or/and complements.
( (IP-MAT (VB-P Trazem)
(NP-SBJ (D-P os) (N-P homens))
(PP (P entre)
(NP (PRO si)))
(NP-ACC (D-UM-F uma)
(ADJ-F contÃnua)               ☜ no ADJP projection (single noun modifier)
(N guerra)
(PP (P de)
(NP (N vaidade))))
(. ;))
(TYCHO BRAHE; ID AIRES,13.130))
( (IP-MAT (CONJ E)
(NP-SBJ (N dom) (NPR Ramiro))
(, ,)
(ADVP (ADV logo)
(CP-ADV (C que)
(IP-SUB (NP-SBJ *pro*)
(NP-ACC (DEM aquello))
(VB-D ouvyo))))
(, ,)
(VB-D veo@)
(NP-SE (CL @sse))
(PP (P pera)
(NP (NPR Çamora)))
(PP (P con)
(NP (ADJ-G grande) (N cavallaria)))         ☜ no ADJP projection (single noun modifier)
(. .))
(WOCHWEL; ID CGE306,.7))
( (IP-MAT (NP-SBJ *pro*)
(ADVP (ADV então))
(FP já)
(VB-P-3S sabe)
(CP-THT (C que)
(IP-SUB (NP-SBJ *exp*)
(CP-CLF (WPP-1 0)
(IP-SUB (PP *T*-1)
(NP-SBJ (Q tudo))
(VB-P-3S gosta)))
(SR-P-3S é)
(PP (P de)
(NP (N carne) (ADJ-F fresca)))))      ☜ no ADJP projection (single noun modifier)
(. ;))
(CORDIAL-SIN; ID PST09,38))
( (IP-MAT (NP-SBJ *exp*)
(HV-P-3S há)
(NP-ACC (N-P vinhas)
(VB-AN-F-P aramadas))                              ☜ no ADJP projection (single noun modifier)
(, ,)
(CP-QUE-TAG (IP-IND (NEG não) (SR-P-3S é)))
(. ?))
(CORDIAL-SIN; ID PST01,24))
( (IP-MAT (NP-SBJ (D-P Os)
(N-P homens)
(ADJP (ADV-R mais) (ADJ-P vaidosos)))
(SR-P são)
(NP-ACC (D-P os)
(ADJP (ADV-R mais)
(ADJ-P próprios)
(PP (P para)
(NP (D-F a) (N sociedade)))))
(. ;))
(TYCHO BRAHE; ID AIRES,21.339))
[...]
(CONJP (CONJ e)
(IP-MAT (NP-SBJ *pro*)
(VB-D poserõ@)
(NP-ACC (CL @na))
(PP (P em)
(NP (D-UM hũu)
(ADJP (ADVP (Q muy) (ADV bem))
(VB-PP feito))
(N carro)
(PP (P de)
(NP (N madeira)))))))
(. .))
(WOCHWEL; ID CGE348,.17))
( (CP-EXL (IP-IND (NP-SBJ *pro*)
(PP (P @A)
(NP (D-F-P @as) (N-P vezes)))
(VB-D-1S vinha)
(PP (P @a)
(NP (D-F @a) (N rasca))
(, ,)
(PP-PRN (P @a)
(NP (D-F @a)
(N rasca)
(PP (P com)
(NP (D aquele)
(N cântaro)
(ADJP (ADJ cheio)
(PP (P de)
(NP (N leite))))))))))
(. !))
(CORDIAL-SIN; ID UNS06,10))
[...]
(IP-SUB (NP-SBJ *pro*)
(SR-D foi)
(VB-AN (VB-AN recebido) (CONJ e) (VB-AN tratado))
(PP (P com)
(NP (N respeito)
(ADJP (VB-AN devido)
(PP (P a)
(NP (N pessoa)
(PP (P de)
(NP (N importância))))))))
[...]
(TYCHO BRAHE; ID S_001_PSD,150.1679))
( (IP-MAT (NP-SBJ *pro*)
(ADV Portanto)
(, ,)
(VB-R tratarei)
(PP (P d@)
(NP (D-F @a)
(N economia)
(, ,)
(ADJP (VB-AN-F dividida)
(PP (P em)
(NP (NUM três) (N-P partes))))))
(, ,)
(IP-GER (VB-G principiando)
(PP (P pel@)
(NP (D-F @a)
(N economia)
(PP (P d@)
(NP (D @o) (N tempo))))))
(. .))
(TYCHO BRAHE; ID A_004,79.1034))
( (IP-IMP-PRG (CONJ E)
(IP-PPL (VB-AN posto)
(CP-THT (C que)
(IP-SUB (NP-SBJ (PRO ela)
(, ,)
(ADJP (VB-AN-F cansada)
(PP (P de)
(IP-INF (VB encobrir)
(NP-ACC (PRO$-F-P minhas) (N-P faltas)))))
(, ,))
(NEG não)
(VB-SP queira)
(IP-INF (PP (P por)
(NP (PRO mim)))
(VB orar)))))
(, ,)
(SR-SP seja)
(NP-SBJ (NPR VM))
(NP-ACC (CP-FRL (WNP-1 (WPRO quem))
(IP-SUB (NP-SBJ *T*-1)
(ADVP (ADV mesmo))
(NP-DAT (CL lhe))
(VB-SP conceda)
(NP-ACC (D-F esta) (N graça)))))
(. .))
(POST SCRIPTUM; ID CARDS0150,.8))
( (IP-MAT (NP-SBJ (PRO Nós))
(TR-D-1P tÃnhamos)
(NP-ACC (D-UM um)
(N cantarão)
(ADJP (Q muito)
(ADJ-R-G maior)
(CP-CMP (WADVP-1 0)
(C que)
(IP-SUB (ADVP-MSR *T*-1)
(NP-SBJ (D aquele))))))
(. .))
(CORDIAL-SIN; ID UNS06,4))
( (IP-MAT (CONJ E)
(PP (P depos) (DEM esto))
(VB-D veio)
(NP-SBJ (D-UM ũu)
(N vento)
(ADJP (ADJP (ADV-R tam) (ADJ rijo))
(CONJP (CONJ e)
(ADJP (ADV-R tam) (ADJ-G forte)))
(CP-DEG (C que)
(IP-SUB (IP-SUB (NP-SBJ *pro*)
(NP-ACC (Q-F-P todas)
(D-F-P as)
(N-P janelas)
(PP (P de@)
(NP (D @o) (N paço))))
(VB-D espadaçou))
(CONJP (CONJ e)
(IP-SUB (NP-SBJ *pro*)
(NP-ACC (Q-F-P todas) (D-F-P as) (N-P cerraduras))
(VB-D britou)))
(, ,)
(ADVP (ADV assi)
(CP-ADV (C que)
(IP-SUB (NP-SBJ-1 *exp*)
(NP-DAT (CL lhes))
(VB-D pareceo)
(CP-THT-1 (C que)
(IP-SUB (NP-SBJ (D o) (N paço))
(NP-2 (CL se))
(VB-D queria)
(IP-INF (NP-SE *-2)
(VB fundir)))))))))))
(. .))
(WOCHWEL; ID JAR59,.8))