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12.6. Generic empty categories (X *)

In addition to serving as a trace of some instances of A-movement, the symbol "*" codifies missing heads (nominal or verbal).
(CP-EXL   (INTJP   (INTJ Ai)
(NPR Jesus))
(, ,)
(WNP-1 (WD que)
(N *)

(PP (P de)
(NP (N peixe))))
(IP-IND (NP-ACC *T*-1)
(NP-SBJ *exp*)
(HV-D-3S havia))
(. !))
(CORDIAL-SIN; ID VPA21)

( ( IP-MAT (PP (P em)
       (NP (D-F a) (PRO$-F nossa) (N época)))
(NEG não)
(VB-P aparecem)
(NP-SBJ (N *)
   (PP (P de)
       (NP (D-F-P estas) (N-P excentricidades)))))
(TYCHO BRAHE; ID A_003_PSD,97.1497))


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( (IP-MAT (NP-SBJ *exp*)
(NEG Não)
(HV-D-3S havia)
(NP-ACC (N *)
(PP (P de)
(NP (N cimento))))
(, ,))
  (CORDIAL-SIN; ID MIG05,14-15))
( (IP-MAT (NP-SBJ-1 *exp*)
(CP-CLF (WNP-2 (D O) (WPRO que))
(IP-SUB (NP-ACC *T*-2)
(NP-SBJ (D este) (N portador))
(VB-P dá)))
(SR *)
(NP-1 (D-UM um)
(N juramento)
(PP (P em)
(CP-THT (C como)
(IP-SUB (NP-SBJ-4 *exp*)
(SR-P é)
(NP-4 (N verdade))
(PP (P de@)
(NP (D-P @estes) (N-P livros) (VB-AN-P escondidos)))))))
(. .))
(
POST SCRIPTUM; ID CARDS0189,.5))

( (IP-MAT (NP-SBJ-1 *exp*)
(CP-CLF (WNP-2 (D O) (WPRO que))
(IP-SUB (NP-ACC *T*-2)
(NP-SBJ *pro*)
(VB-P pede)
(PP (P a)
(NP (NPR VM)))))
(SR *)
(CP-THT-1 (C que)
(IP-SUB (NP-SBJ *pro*)
(NEG não)
(VB-SP faça)
(ADVP (ADV mal))
(PP (P a)
(NP (PRO$-F sua) (N tia)))

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(POST SCRIPTUM; ID CARDS4014,.4))