Clause level constituents

Adjective phrase (ADJP)

ADJP

Adjectives only project a bare ADJP at the clausal level with a copular verb, VERA 'be', VERÐA, 'become', GERAST 'become'

Hann er (ADJP rauður).
Hún varð (ADJP leiðinleg).

ADJP-SPR

Secondary predicate adjective.

Hann fæddist svo (ADJP-SPR blindur).

( (IP-SUB-SPE (NP-SBJ (PRO-N hann-hann))
	      (VBDI fæddist-fæða)
	      (ADVP (ADV svo-svo))
	      (ADJP-SPR (ADJ-N blindur-blindur)))

Adverb phrase (ADVP)

Noun phrase (NP)

NP-SBJ

Most nominative NPs are NP-SBJ, except some direct objects (NP-OB1) of dative subject verbs.

Oblique subjects

All oblique NPs that are subjects in Modern Icelandic are annotated as subjects regardless of when the text is written even if this may or may not be the right analysis for all centuries.

Dative subject verbs

(NP-SBJ Mér) finnst rigningin góð. (rigningin góð is a small clause)
(NP-SBJ Mér) líkar rigningin.
(NP-SBJ Mér) líkar rigninguna.

Dative experiencer subjects with copular verbs

(NP-SBJ Mér) er kalt
(NP-SBJ Mér) er sama
(NP-SBJ Mér) verður

Ambiguous DAT-NOM constructions

In DAT-NOM constructions where it is ambiguous whether the DAT NP or the NOM NP is the subject, the DAT NP is tagged as subject. Those who want to use IcePaHC to study oblique subjects have to study the relevant examples.

(NP-SBJ Mér) þóknaðist tilboðið.

Dative subject + Small clause

(NP-SBJ Þér) er (IP-SMC heimil ólin)
(NP-SBJ Antoni) er (IP-SMC setningin erfið)
(NP-SBJ Þér) er (IP-SMC hart að bakspyrna í mót broddunum)

( (IP-MAT (ADJP-1 (ADJ-N Hart-harður))
	  (BEPI er-vera)
	  (NP-SBJ (PRO-D þér-þú))
	  (IP-SMC (IP-INF-SBJ (TO að-að)
			      (VB bakspyrna-bakspyrna)
			      (PP (P í-í)
				  (NP (N-A mót-mót)
				      (NP-COM (NS-D broddu$-broddur) (D-D $num-hinn)))))
		  (ADJP *ICH*-1))
	  (. .-.)))

Empty oblique subject

A case extension is added to empty subjects if and only if the empty element is non-nominative. This can most frequently occur in cases of conjunction reduction, like *con*-D (empty dative subject), but also in other cases where the subject has been omitted, like *pro*-D.

( (IP-MAT (CONJ og-og)
	  (NP-SBJ *con*-D)
	  (VBDI þótti-þykja)
	  (NP-SBJ (N-N skömm-skömm))
	  (IP-INF (TO að-að)
		  (VB skilja-skilja)
		  (PP (P við-við)
		      (NP (PRO-A hann-hann))))
	  (. .-.)))

SETJA/GERA HLJÓÐAN/RAUÐAN

( (IP-MAT (NP-SBJ-1 (N-A Jarl-jarl))
	  (VBDI setti-setja)
	  (IP-SMC (NP-SBJ *-1)
		  (ADJP (ADJ-A rauðan-rauður)
			(CP-CMP (WADJP-2 0)
				(C sem-sem)
				(IP-SUB (ADJP *T*-2)
					(NP-SBJ (N-A blóð-blóð))))))))

NP-OB1

Direct object. Includes all genitive objects.

NP-OB2

Indirect object. Usually dative but occasionally accusative. An NP with this role is always labeled NP-OB2, including cases where the direct object is missing.

Páll sýndi (NP-OB2 mér) bókina.
Páll sýndi (NP-OB2 mér) og fór svo heim.

NP-VOC

Vocative NPs. See also PPCME/PPCEME guidelines

"(NP-VOC Einar), hvar eru paprikurnar?"
"No way, (NP-VOC Lord)"

NP-MSR

NP-MSR is used for measure phrases of time, distance and degree. Phrases ambiguous between a measure phrase or an object analysis should be treated as objects. See also PPCME/PPCEME guidelines

lá hún í því (NP-MSR lengi sumars).

( (IP-MAT (VBDI lá-liggja)
	  (NP-SBJ (PRO-N hún-hún))
	  (PP (P í-í)
	      (NP (PRO-D því-það)))
	  (NP-MSR (ADJ lengi-lengi)
		  (NP (N-G sumars-sumar)))
	  (. .-.)))

NP-TMP

NP-TMP is used for accusative NPs representing time. See also PPCME/PPCEME guidelines

Hún gaf honum kött (NP-TMP þennan vetur).

NP-ADT

NP-ADT is used for instrumental NPs. See also PPCME/PPCEME guidelines

Hún hjó drekann (NP-ADT sverði).
Hún stakk hann (NP-ADT hnífi).

NP-SPR

NP-SPR is used for secondary predicate NPs. See PPCME/PPCEME guidelines

Hún stóð (NP-SPR vörð).
Þau kusu grínistann (NP-SPR borgarstjóra).

NP-DIR

NP-DIR is for accusative non-argument NPs that indicate the path along which some movement takes place.

ganga (NP-DIR laugaveginn) heim
koma (NP-DIR þessa leið) í bæinn
fara (NP-DIR göngin) til Ólafsfjarðar
þeir reikuðu fram (NP-DIR eitt stræti)

( (IP-MAT (CONJ En-en)

  (CP-ADV (WADVP-1 0)
      (C sem-sem)
      (IP-SUB (ADVP-TMP *T*-1)
          (NP-SBJ (PRO-N þeir-hann))
          (VBDI reikuðu-reika)
          (RP fram-fram)
          (NP-DIR (ONE-A eitt-einn) (N-A stræti-stræti))))
  (, ,-,)
  (VBDI veik-víkja)
  (NP-SBJ (N-N engill$-engilli) (D-N $inn-hinn))
  (NP-OB1 (PRO-D sér-sig))
  (ADVP (ADVR+ADV jafnsnart-jafnsnart))
  (PP (P frá-frá)
      (NP (PRO-D honum-hann)))
  (. .-.)))

Prepositional phrase (PP)

PP - See also PPCME/PPCEME guidelines

Quantifier phrase (QP)

QPs do generally not occur at the clausal level, see: PPCME/PPCEME guidelines

Verb phrase (VP)

Generally, the annotation scheme does not include a VP. See PPCME/PPCEME guidelines

Words as clausal constituents

Extended tags (= dash tags)

-LFD: -RSP Left dislocation and resumptive elements

(PP-LFD Ef hann fer á fjöll) (ADVP-RSP þá) verður gaman.
(NP-LFD Sá sem þáttar allan daginn) (NP-SBJ-RSP hann) verður hamingjusamur.

-PRN: Appositive or parenthetical

IP-MAT-PRN: Parenthetical matrix clause. Included in an IP that starts before the IP-MAT-PRN and keeps on going after the IP-MAT-PRN.

-SPE: Direct speech

For all CPs and IPs that are part of a direct speech.