17.4.1 Conjunction of matrix IP

Cordial and Tycho: Conjoined IP-MAT are independent (unless one of them is elliptical - see conjunction and ellipsis). The conjunction head is codified immediately under IP.
(IP-MAT   (VB-P-3S @pára)
(NP-SE-16 CL @se))
(NP-SBJ-16 (D o)
(N guincho))
(PP (P para)
(IP-INF (NP-SBJ (D-F-P as)
(N-P portas))
(VB-F-3P abrirem)))
(, ,))
(CORDIAL-SIN; ID VPA05)

(IP-MAT (CONJ e) <--------
(NP-SBJ (D o)
(N barco))
(VB-P-3S vai)
(IP-GER (VB-G botando)
(NP-ACC (D-F a)
(N rede)))
(. .))
(CORDIAL-SIN; ID VPA05)

(IP-MAT (NP-SBJ *pro*)
(VB-D-1P Andávamos)
(ADV também)
(PP (P com)
(NP (D-F-P essas)
(N-P redes)))
(, ,))
(CORDIAL-SIN; ID VPA07)

(IP-MAT (CONJ e) <--------
(NP-SBJ *pro*)
(VB-D-1P andávamos)
(PP (P com)
(NP (D-F-P as)
(N-P redes)
(PP (P @de)
(NP (D @o)
(N badejo)))
(, ,)
(CP-REL (WNP-1 (WPRO que))
(IP-SUB (NP-SBJ *T*-1)
(SR-P-3P são)
(ADJP (ADV-R mais)
(ADJ-F-P baixinhas))))))
(. ...))
(CORDIAL-SIN; ID VPA07)

(IP-MAT (CP-IMP-PRG (VB-SP-3S Olhe))
(, ,)
(NP-SBJ (D-P aqueles))
(VB-D-3P começaram)
(ADVP (ADV cedo))
(, ,))
[VPA15]

(IP-MAT (CONJ mas) <--------
(NP-SBJ (PRO eu))
(VB-D-1S comecei)
(ADVP (ADV-R mais)
(ADV cedo))
(. .))
[VPA15]

( (IP-MAT (NP-SBJ (D-P Estes) (N-P papagaios))
(SR-P são)
(ADJP (ADJP (ADJ-P variados))
(CONJP (PP (P de)
(NP (Q-F-P muitas) (N-P cores)))))
(PUNC ,))
(TYCHO BRAHE; ID G_008_PSD,25.418))

( (IP-MAT (CONJ e) <--------
(NP-SBJ *pro*)
(VB-P criam-)
(NP-SE (CL -se))
(ADVP (Q muito) (ADV longe))
(ADVP (PP (P pel@)
(NP (D @o) (N sertão)))
(ADV dentro))
(PUNC :))
(TYCHO BRAHE; ID G_008_PSD,25.419))

( (IP-MAT-SPE (NP-SBJ (PRO eu))
(NP-SE (CL me))
(VB-P retiro)
(, ,)
(PP (P por)
(IP-INF (NP-ACC (CL me))
(NEG não)
(VB achar)
(ADVP (ADV aqui))
(NP-SBJ (PRO$-F minha) (N mulher))))
(, ,))
(TYCHO BRAHE; ID S_004,147.2355))

( (IP-IMP-SPE (CONJ e) <--------
(VB-I dize-)
(NP-DAT (CL -lhe))
(NP-SBJ (PRO tu))
(, ,)
(NP-ACC (CP-FRL (WNP-1 (D o) (WPRO que))
(IP-SUB (NP-ACC *T*-1)
(NP-SBJ *pro*)
(NP-DAT (CL te))
(VB-D disse))))
(. .))
(TYCHO BRAHE; ID S_004,147.2356))
Wochwel and P.S: Conjoined IP-MAT follow the general schema for phrases.
( (IP-MAT (IP-MAT (PP (P Em)
(NP (D este) (N anno)))
(ADVP (ADV outrossi))
(VB-D morreu)
(NP-SBJ (D o) (N emperador) (NPR Armilffo)))
(CONJP (CONJ e)
(IP-MAT (VB-D reynou)
(PP (P em)
(NP (PRO$ seu) (N logar)))
(NP-SBJ (PRO$ seu)
(N filho)
(, ,)
(NP-PRN (NPR Luys)
(, ,)
(NP-PRN (D o) (ADJ terceiro))))
(, ,)
(NP-ADV (NUM onze) (N-P ãnos))))
(. .))
(WOCHWEL; ID CGE305,.13))

( (IP-MAT (IP-MAT (NP-SBJ (PRO Eu))
(NP-ACC (CL o))
(VB-D tirei)
(PP (P de@)
(NP (D-F @a) (N cidade))))
(CONJP (CONJ e)
(IP-MAT (NP-SBJ *pro*)
(NP-ACC-1 (CL o))
(TR-D tive)
(IP-SMC (NP-SBJ *-1)
(PP (P em)
(NP (N cura))))
(PP-MSR (PP (P dês)
(NP (NPR janeiro)))
(P até)
(NP (NPR Páscoa)))))
(. .))
(POST SCRIPTUM; ID CARDS1007,.6))

( (IP-MAT (IP-MAT (ADVP (ADV Atrás)
(PP (P de)
(NP (PRO mim))))
(VB-D-3S veio)
(ADVP (ADV aqui))
(NP-SBJ (N gente))
(PP (P de)
(NP (NPR Sines))))
(, ,)
(CONJP (IP-MAT (NP-SBJ *pro*)
(VB-D-3S veio)
(PP (P de)
(NP (NPR Sesimbra)))))
(, ,)
(CONJP (IP-MAT (NP-SBJ *pro*)
(VB-D-3S veio)
(PP (P de)
(NP (NPR Peniche)))))
(. .))
(ID VPA16,41))
Sentences introduced by ”ASSIM COMO", "BEM COMO" and "COMO" are annotated as dependent conjoined IP-MAT.
( (IP-MAT (IP-MAT (NP-SBJ *pro*)
          (SR-D era)
          (NP-ACC (D-UM um)
           (ADJ-G excelente)
          (N religioso)
          (, ,)
           (CP-REL (WPP-2 (P por)
(NP (WPRO quem)))
(IP-SUB (PP *T*-2)
(NP-SBJ *pro*)
(TR-D tínhamos)
(NP-ACC (ADJ-F verdadeira) (N simpatia))
(, ,)
(CONJP (ADV assim)
(C como)
(IP-MAT (NP-SBJ (PRO ele))
(TR-D tinha)
(NP-ACC (D o)
(ADJ-R-G maior)
(N desejo)
(CONJP (CONJ e)
(NX (N vontade)))
(PP (P de)
(IP-INF (NP-DAT (CL nos))
(SR ser)
(ADJP (ADJ-G útil)
(PP (P em)
(NP (D-F a) (PRO$-F nossa) (N orfandade)))))))))
(. .))
(TYCHO BRAHE; ID A_003_PSD,11.127))
In many cases the IP-SUB complement of 'como' is elliptical. In this case, it is co-indexed with the clause in which all the information is available (See Ellipsis).
( (IP-MAT(IP-MAT-2 (NP-SBJ (D-F A)
(ADJ-R-G maior)
(N parte)
(PP (P de)
(NP (D-P os)
(N-P oficiais)
(PP (P de)
(NP (D o) (N exército))))))
(ET-D estava)
(PP (P em)
(NP (D-F a) (N capital)))
(, ,)
(CONJP (ADV assim)
(C como)
(IP-MAT=2 (NP-SBJ (Q-F muita)
(PP (P de)
(NP (D-F a)
(N aristocracia)
(PP (P de)
(NP (D-F a)
(N província)
(CP-REL (WNP-1 (WPRO que))
(IP-SUB (NP-SBJ *T*-1)
(PP (P para)
(ADVP (ADV aqui)))
(TR-D tinha)
(VB-PP vindo)
(PP (P em)
(NP (D-F a)
(ADJ-F primeira)
(N invasão)
(PP (P de)
(NP (D-P os) (N-P franceses))))))))))))))))
(, ,))
(TYCHO BRAHE; ID A_003_PSD,143.2266))
Connective adverbs such as “no entanto”, “porém”, “todavia”, “contudo” are annotated immediately under IP, as sister nodes of CONJ when both co-occur.
(IP-MAT   (ADV   No_entanto)
(...(IP-MAT (CONJ e)
(ADV no_entanto)
(...
Independent explicative conjoined sentences, introduced by “porque”, “que”, “pois”, are annotated as CP-D.