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4.2.1 Differential object marking

The label PP-ACC is applied to direct objects of transitive verbs preceded by the preposition a (prepositional accusatives)
( (IP-MAT (NP-SBJ *pro*)
	  (VB-P Buscamos)
	  (PP-ACC (P a) (NPR Deus))
	  (CP-ADV (C quando)
		  (IP-SUB (NP-SBJ (D o) (N mundo))
			  (NP-ACC (CL nos))
			  (NEG não)
			  (VB-P busca)))
	  (. ;))
(TYCHO BRAHE; ID A_001_PSD,19.279))

(IP-MAT   (NP-SBJ *pro*)
          (VB (VB-D-1S Ia))
          (IP-INF (VB ajudar)
                  (PP-ACC  (P @a)
                           (NP  (D-P @os)
                                (OUTRO-P outros)
                                (N-P rapazes))))
          (. .))
(CORDIAL-SIN; ID CLC28)

[...]
(IP-SUB (NP-SBJ *pro*)
	(, ,)
	(IP-GER (VB-G indo)
	        (NP-SBJ (PRO ele))
		(PP (P a@)
		    (NP (D-F @a) (N igreja))))
	(, ,)
	(NEG não)
	(VB-D adorava)
	(PP-ACC (P a@)
	        (NP (D-P @os) (N-P santos))))
[...]
(POST SCRIPTUM; ID CARDS1071,.6)

(IP-MAT (PP (P Em)
	    (NP (D este) (N anno)))
	(, ,)
	(VB-D prenderom)
	(PP-ACC (P a)
	        (NP (NPR Johãne) (NPR papa)))
	(NP-SBJ (N-P cavalleiros)
	        (PP (P de@)
		    (NP (D @o)
			(N duc)
			(PP (P de@)
			    (NP (D-F-P @as) (NPR-P Marchas)))))))
[...]
(WOCHWEL; ID CGE320,.23)