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8.2. Floating quantifiers

Floating quantifiers are immediately dominated by IP.
( (IP-MAT (NP-SBJ (D-F-P as)
(N-P cabeças))

(NEG não)
(SR-P-3P são)
(Q-F-P todas)

(ADJP-PRD (ADJ-G-P iguais))
(. .))
(CORDIAL-SIN; ID VPA15,31))

( (IP-MAT (CONJ e)
(NP-SBJ (D-P os) (PRO$-P meus) (N-P irmãos))
(SR-D-3P foram)
(Q-P todos)
(NP-PRD (N-P lavradores))
(, ,))
(CORDIAL-SIN; ID MIG04,33))

[...]
(IP-SUB (NP-SBJ (D-P os)
(NUMP (NUM 18) (NUM mil))
(N-P protestantes))
(VB-D morreram)
(QP (ADV quase) (Q-P todos)))))))))))
(. :))
(TYCHO BRAHE; ID G_001,68.1044))

( (IP-MAT (NP-SBJ (D-F-P As) (ADJ-F-P pequenas))
(TR-P têm)
(NP-ACC (NUMP (NUM trinta) (CONJ e) (ADJ-R-P tantos))
(N-P banhos))
(QP (Q-G cada) (D-UM-F uma))
(. .))
(TYCHO BRAHE; ID O_001,53.122))

( (IP-MAT (NP-SBJ (PRO Ele))
(VB-P diz)
(CP-THT (C que)
(IP-SUB (NP-SBJ (PRO eu) (CONJ e) (NPR VM))
(HV-P havemos)
(PP (P de)
(IP-INF (VB ir)
(ADJP-SPR (VB-AN-P degredados))))
(Q-P ambos)))
(. .))
(POST SCRIPTUM; ID CARDS0008,.17))

( (IP-MAT (NP-SBJ (D O)
(N resto))
(VB-D-3S ia)
(Q tudo)
(ADVP (ADV embora))
(. .))
(CORDIAL-SIN; ID VPA30,89))

( (IP-MAT (CONJ e)
(NP-SBJ *pro*)
(IP-GER (VB-G dando)
(PP (P n@)
(NP (D @o)
(NPR Exercito)
(PP (P d@)
(NP (D @o) (NPR Magor)))
(, ,)
(CP-REL (WNP-1 (WPRO que))
(IP-SUB (NP-SBJ *T*-1)
(ET-D estava)
(PP (P em)
(NP (N parte) (ADJ-F baixa))))))))
(, ,)
(NP-ACC (CL o))
(VB-D alagou)
(Q todo)
[...]
(TYCHO BRAHE; ID C_007,21.262))

( (IP-MAT (NP-SBJ (D-F A)
(N gente))
(VB-D-3S @roubou)
(NP-ACC (CL @a))
(NP-DAT (CL @lhe))
(Q-F toda)
(. .))
(CORDIAL-SIN; ID LVR03,30))

( (IP-MAT (NP-SBJ-1 *exp*)
(ADVP (ADV Já))
(NP-DAT (CL lhes))
(VB-D parecia)
(CP-THT-1 (C que)
(IP-SUB (NP-SBJ *pro*)
(NP-1 (CL o))
(TR-D tinham)
(Q todo)
(IP-SMC (NP-SBJ *-1)
(ADVP (ADV debaixo)
(PP (P de@)
(NP (D @o) (PRO$ seu) (N poder)))))))
(, ;))
(TYCHO BRAHE; ID A_001_PSD,58.1190))

[...]
(CP-CAR (WNP-12 (D O) (WPRO que))
(IP-SUB (NP-SBJ-13 *T*-12)
(Q tudo)
(NP-SE-13 (CL se))
(VB-R verá)
(ADVP (Q muito) (ADJ claro))
(PP (P em)
(NP (D-UM um)
(N livro)
(PP (P d@)
(NP (D-P @os)
(NPR-P Regimentos)
(PP (P d@)
(NP (D-F-P @as)
(N-P fortalezas)
(PP (P d@)
(NP (D-F @a) (NPR India)))))))
[...]
(TYCHO BRAHE; ID C_007,54.584)
Notice that quantifiers immediately preceded by nominal expressions are annotated under the NP and not as floating quantifiers:

like this
not like this
( (IP-MAT (NP-SBJ (D O) (N pessoal) (Q todo))
(VB-P-3S @dá)
(NP-SE (CL @se))
(ADVP (ADV bem))
(ADVP (ADV aqui))
(. .))
(CORDIAL-SIN; ID ALV02,12))
( (IP-MAT (NP-SBJ (D O) (N pessoal))
(Q todo)
(VB-P-3S @dá)
(NP-SE (CL @se))
(ADVP (ADV bem))
(ADVP (ADV aqui))
(. .))
(CORDIAL-SIN; ID ALV02,12))