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13.1.1 Declarative clauses (IP-MAT)

Matrix declarative sentences are IP-MAT.
( (IP-MAT (NP-SBJ (D Este) (NPR rey) (NPR (NPR dom) (NPR Ramiro)))
	  (SR-D era)
	  (NP-ACC (ADJP (Q muy) (ADJ-G forte))
		  (N guerreador)
		  (PP (P contra)
		      (NP (D-P os) (N-P mouros))))
	  (. .))
  (WOChWEL; ID CGE307,.7))

( (IP-MAT (NP-SBJ (PRO Ele))
	  (VB-D fez)
	  (NP-ACC (DEM isto))
	  (PP (P para)
	      (IP-INF (NP-SE (CL se))
		      (VB vingar)
		      (PP (P de)
			  (NP (NPR VM)))))
	  (. .))
  (POST SCRIPTUM; ID CARDS0001,.9))

( (IP-MAT (NP-ACC (DEM isto))
	  (VB-P dizem)
	  (NP-SBJ (D-F-P as)
		  (N-P resoluções)
		  (PP (P de)
		      (NP (PRO$-F Vossa) (NPR Majestade))))
	  (. ;))
  (TYCHO BRAHE; ID A_001_PSD,04.26))

( (IP-MAT (NP-SBJ (D-F A) (N cagarra))
	  (VB-P-3S voa)
	  (PP (P de)
	      (NP (N dia)))
	  (. .))
  (CORDIAL-SIN; ID CLC05,4))

In Tycho Brahe and Cordial-Sin, main clauses are separated even when conjoined. An initial conjunction in the second and subsequent clauses is treated as an IP-MAT constituent. 
( (IP-MAT (NP-SBJ (D-F a)
                  (ADJ-R-G maior)
                  (N parte)
                  (PP (P de)
                      (NP (D-F-P as)
                          (N-P famílias)
                          (PP (P de)
                              (NP (D-F a)
                                  (NPR Corte))))))
          (ET-D estava)
          (PP (PP (P em)
                  (NP (D o)
                      (NPR Brasil)))
              (CONJP (CONJ e)
                     (PP (P em)
                         (NP (NPR França))))))
  (TYCHO BRAHE; ID A_003_PSD,103.1603))

( (IP-MAT (CONJ e)                                                                                        ☜ initial conjunction
          (NP-SBJ (ADV quase)
                  (Q-P todos)
                  (D-P os)
                  (N-P homens)
                  (, ,)
                  (PP (P de)
                      (NP (D-F a)
                          (N parte)
                          (CP-REL (WNP-1 (WPRO que))
                                  (IP-SUB (NP-SBJ *T*-1)
                                          (VB-RA ficara)
                                          (PP (P em)
                                              (NP (NPR Portugal))))))))
          (, ,)
          (VB-D militavam)
          (PP (P em)
              (NP (D o)
                  (N exército)))
          (, ,))
  (TYCHO BRAHE; ID A_003_PSD,103.1604))



( (IP-MAT (IP-IMP-PRG (VB-SP-3S Olhe))
          (, ,)
          (NP-SBJ (D-P aqueles))
          (VB-D-3P começaram)
          (ADVP (ADV cedo))
          (, ,))
  (CORDIAL-SIN; ID VPA15,18))

( (IP-MAT (CONJ  mas)                                                                              ☜ initial conjunction
          (NP-SBJ (PRO eu))
          (VB-D-1S comecei)
          (ADVP (ADV-R mais)
                (ADV cedo))
          (. .))
  (CORDIAL-SIN; ID VPA15,19))

In Post Scriptum and Wochwel, conjunction of matrix declarative clauses is treated as phrase-level conjunction: thesecond and following IP-MATs are labelled as CONJPs and adjoined to the first IP-MAT, whether or not the conjunction head is overt.
( (IP-MAT (IP-MAT (CONJ E)
		  (ADVP (ADV pois))
		  (NP-SBJ (NPR Heitor))
		  (SR-D foi)
		  (ADJP (ADJ falso))
		  (PP (P a@)
		      (NP (D-F-P @as)
			  (N-P filhas)
			  (PP (P de)
			      (NP (PRO$ seu) (N senhor))))))
	  (CONJP (CONJ e)                                                                                    ☜ CONJP headed by the coordinating conjunction
		 (IP-MAT (NP-SBJ *pro*)
			 (VB-D mandou)
			 (NP-ACC (D-F-P as)
				 (PRO$-F-P suas)
				 (N-P cartas))
			 (PP (P sobre)
				     (NP (N aviso)))
			 (PP (P a@)
			     (NP (D-F @a)
				 (N porta)
				 (PP (P de@)
				     (NP (D @o) (N mosteiro)))))))
	  (. .))
  (POST SCRIPTUM; ID PSCR0009,.6))

( (IP-MAT (IP-MAT (CONJ E)
		  (NP-SBJ *pro*)
		  (VB-RA fora@)
		  (NP-SE (CL @sse))
		  (PP (P pera)
		      (NP (NPR Leom))))
	  (CONJP (CONJ e)                                       ☜ CONJP headed by the coordinating conjunction
		 (IP-MAT (NP-SBJ *pro*)
			 (VB-RA alçara@)
			 (NP-SE (CL @sse))
			 (NP-ADV (PRO hy))
			 (PP (P pera)
			     (IP-INF (VB cobrar)
				     (NP-ACC (D o) (N reyno))))))
	  (. .))
  (WOChWEL; ID CGE307,.9))

( (IP-MAT (IP-MAT (ADVP (ADV Depois))
		  (VB-D fezerõ)
		  (NP-ACC (PRO$-F-P suas) (N-P firmvdõoes))
		  (NP-SBJ (NP (D el) (N rey))
			  (CONJP (CONJ e)
				 (NP (D o) (N conde))))
		  (PP (P sobre)
		      (NP (D o)
			  (N mercado)
			  (PP (PP (P de@)
				  (NP (D @o) (N cavallo)))
			      (CONJP (CONJ e)
				     (PP (P de@)
					 (NP (D @o) (N açor))))))))
	  (, ,)
	  (CONJP (IP-MAT (NP-SBJ *pro*)                                                          ☜ CONJP with empty head
			 (VB-D partiron@)
			 (NP-SE (CL @sse))
			 (PP (P de@)
			     (NP (D-F-P @as) (N-P cortes)))))
	  (CONJP (CONJ e)                                         ☜ CONJP headed by the coordinating conjunction
		 (IP-MAT (NP-SBJ (Q-G cada) (D-UM-P hũus))
			 (NP-SE (CL se))
			 (VB-D forom)
			 (PP (P pera)
			     (NP (PRO$-F-P suas) (N-P terras)))))
	  (. .))
  (WOChWEL; ID CGE343,.4))



 
 
  • Only the words e, mas, ou and nem are labelled as coordinating conjunctions (CONJ or CONJ-NEG);
  • The words porque and que, ambiguous between explicative coordinating conjunctions and causal subordinating conjunctions, are always labelled as subordinating conjuntions (C) and annotated under CP-ADV;
  • Adverbial connectors (e.g. portanto, assim, pois, porém, todavia, contudo) are labelled ADV and annotated under ADVP as IP constituents.