Arbitrary null subjects are annotated in ECM infinitives. The arbitrary subject of an infinitive governed by an ECM verb is labelled *arb*. ( (IP-MAT (NP-SBJ *pro*) (VB-R Mandarei)                                         ☜ causative verb (IP-INF (NP-SBJ *arb*)                              ☜ infinitival complement with an arbitrary subject             (VB fazer) (NP-ACC (D o) (N barril))) (. .)) (POST SCRIPTUM; ID PSCR1275,.11))
( (IP-MAT (NP-SBJ (D O) (NPR Eleitor) (PP (P d@) (NP (D-F @a) (NPR Baviera)))) (ADVP (ADV já)) (VB-D fêz)                                                   ☜ causative verb        (IP-INF (NP-SBJ *arb*)                               ☜ infinitival complement with an arbitrary subject              (VB aclamar) (PP-ACC (P a) (NP (D êste) (NPR PrÃncipe)))) (, ,)) (TYCHO BRAHE; ID B_008,110.979))
( (IP-MAT (CONJ e) (NP-SBJ (PRO eu)) (VB-D deixava)                                             ☜ causative verb        (IP-INF (NP-SBJ *arb*)                                ☜ infinitival complement with an arbitrary subject                              (VB malhar) (CP-CMP (WADVP-1 0) (C como) (IP-SUB (ADVP-MSR *T*-1) (CP-ADV (C se) (IP-SUB (NP-SBJ *exp*) (SR-SD fosse) (PP (P em) (NP (N ferro) (ADJ frio)))))))) (. .)) (TYCHO BRAHE; ID C_001_PSD,25.427))
( (IP-MAT (IP-MAT (CONJ E) (NP-SBJ *pro*) (ADVP (ADV-R tanto) (ADV bẽ) (CP-DEG *ICH*-1)) (VB-D ouvyo)               ☜ perception verb              (IP-INF (NP-SBJ *arb*)      ☜ infinitival complement with an arbitrary subject (PP (P de@) (NP (PRO @elle))) (VB dizer)) (CP-DEG-1 (C que) (IP-SUB (NP-SBJ *pro*) (NP-SE (CL se)) (VB-D namorou) (PP (P de@) (NP (PRO @elle)))))) [...] (WOChWEL; ID CGE567,.5))
( (IP-MAT (ADVP (ADV-NEG Nunca)) (NP-SBJ (PRO eu)) (TR-D-1S tinha) (VB-PP visto)                     ☜ perception verb        (IP-INF (NP-SBJ *arb*)                           ☜ infinitival complement with an arbitrary subject    (VB fazer) (NP-ACC (DEM aquilo))) (. .)) (CORDIAL-SIN; ID OUT26,7))
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