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^2.12. Measure NP (NP-MSR)

Noun phrases expressing measure are labelled NP-MSR.
( (CP-D (C Que)
(IP-IND (NP-SBJ (DEM isso))
(VB-P-3S dá)
(NP-MSR (NP-MSR (NUM (NUM oitenta) (CONJ e) (NUM cinco))
(N-P centímetros))
(CONJP (CONJ ou)
(NP-MSR (CP-FRL (WNP-1 (FP lá) (D o) (WPRO que))
(IP-SUB (NP-SBJ *T*-1)
(SR-P-3S é)))))))

(. .)))
(CORDIAL-SIN; ID MIG54)

( (IP-MAT (NP-SBJ (DEM Isto))
(VB-P-3S leva)
(ADVP (ADV talvez))
(NP-MSR (ADV aí)
(D-UM-P uns)
(NUM dezassete)
(N-P almudes)
(PP (P de)
(NP (N vinho)))))

(. .)))

(CORDIAL-SIN; ID MIG20)
( (IP-MAT (CONJ e)
(NP-SBJ *pro*)
(VB-P dista)
(PP (P d@)
(NP (D-F @a) (NPR Bahia)))
(NP-MSR (NUM sete) (N-P léguas))
(. .))
(TYCHO BRAHE; ID B_001_PSD,11.99))

( (IP-MAT (PP (P D@)
(NP (D @este)
(N porto)
(PP (P de)
(NP (NPR Falmá)))))
(VB-D foram)
(NP-SBJ (D-P os) (N-P embaixadores))
(PP (P por)
(NP (N terra)))
(PP (P até)
(NP (D-F a)
(N cidade)
(PP (P de)
(NP (NPR Ecita)))
(, ,)
(CP-REL (WNP-1 (WPRO que))
(IP-SUB (NP-SBJ *T*-1)
(ET-P está)
(NP-MSR (NUM 40)
(N-P léguas))

(PP (P de)
(NP (NPR Londres)))))))
(. :))
(TYCHO BRAHE; ID G_001,22.307))

( (IP-MAT (CONJ E)
(NP-SBJ (D o) (N outeyro))
(SR-D era)
(PP (P de@)
(NP (D @o) (N mar)))
(NP-MSR (ADJ-F mea) (N legoa) (ADJ-F pequena))
(. .))
(WOCHWEL; ID DSG684,.30))

( (IP-MAT (CONJ E)
(NP-SBJ *pro*)
(VB-D-3S vinha)
(ADJP-SPR (NP-MSR (D-UM um)
(N bocado))

(VB-AN cansado))
(. ;))
(CORDIAL-SIN; ID CTL08,155))

( (IP-MAT (ADJP (ADJP (VB-AN Desviado)
(PP (P de@)
(NP (D-F @a) (N esquina)))
(NP-MSR (D-UM um) (N palmo) (VB-AN crescido)))
(, ,)
(CONJP (ADJP (ADJP (VB-AN levantado)
(PP (P de@)
(NP (D @o) (N chão))))
(NP-MSR (NP (NUM dois) (N-P palmos))
(CONJP (CONJ e)
(NP (NUM quatro) (N-P dedos))))
)))
(SR-P é)
(CP-CLF (WADJP-1 0)
(C que)
(IP-SUB (ADJP *T*-1)
(ET-P está)
(NP-SBJ (D-F a) (VB-AN-F dita) (N panela))
(ADJP (VB-AN-F metida)
(ADVP (ADV dentro)
(PP (P de@)
(NP (D-F @a) (N parede))))
(NP-MSR (N cousa)
(PP (P de)
(NP (NUM dois) (N-P palmos))))
)))
(. .))
(POST SCRIPTUM; ID CARDS0120,.7))

The label NP-MSR is also used in the annotation of Comparative Clauses beginning with do que. In these comparatives, the Wh-operator o que is coindexed with a trace NP-MSR, which expresses the comparison of measure:
( (IP-MAT (NP-SBJ (D-F A) (NPR Condessa))
(ADVP (ADV então))
(ADVP (FP só))
(TR-D tinha)
(NP-ACC (D-UM um)
(N filho)
(, ,)
(ADJP (ADV-R mais)
(ADJ moço)
(PP (P de)
(CP-CMP (WNP-3 (D o) (WPRO que))
(IP-SUB (NP-MSR *T*-3)
(NP-SBJ (PRO nós))))))
[...]
(TYCHO BRAHE; ID A_003_PSD,69.1047)