Phrase Types

This is supposed to be a list of all the phrase types found in the corpus. Most of those are supposed to be compatible with the annotation scheme used in the Penn historical corpora and the PCEEC (Beatrice Santorini). Everything Icelandic specific should be documented here. See also head types.

Clause Level

IPs

• IP-INF - infinitival clause, includes the Ice. progressive; see see PPCME2,PPCEME documentation
• IP-MAT
• IP-SUB
• IP-SMC - small clause see PPCME2,PPCEME documentation
• IP-PPL - participial clause see PPCME2,PPCEME documentation

CPs

• CP-THT (complement clause)
• CP-CMP (comparative clause)
• CP-DEG degree complements, including extraposed "svo ... að" clauses which are treated parallel to English "so ... that"
• CP-FRL
• CP-REL (relative clause)
• CP-QUE (indirect question)
• CP-ADV (atvikssetning)
• CP-EOP Empty Operator CP, infinitival constructions containing an empty operator, and/or purpose infinitives not introduced with an overt WH-word
• CP-TMC tough-movement

• RP

Phrase Level

Verb Phrases

Verbs are attached to the IP

Noun Phrases

• NP (noun phrase)

• NP-ADV for constructions such as one with HVOR; also for adverbial free relatives, see CP-FRL. Also adverbial genitives attached at the IP level (click on NP-ADV for an example). Not for instrumental datives; see NP-ADT.

• NP-PRN, appositive (ísl. viðurlag), as in Fagridalur [hinn eystri] 'Fagridalur the more.eastern', Henry [the king], John [the great], etc. NOTE: this is also used for expressions like "Bjarni" in "Þau Bjarni" (= "they-NEU, including Bjarni").

• NP-SBJ, subject

• NP-OB1, direct object

• NP-OB2, indirect object

• NP-PRD for copular constructions (and naming constructions) in accordance with the YCOE guidelines, but different from the PPCME2, PPCEME.

• NP-POS possessive NPs, and *all* genitive NPs inside another NP or inside an ADJP where the genitive indicates some particular relationship between two NPs that is possessive or akin to possession (e.g. "my father's house", e.g. "Rome's destruction"). This is *not* exactly the same as in the PPCME2,PPCEME, where some of these genitives would be labeled "NP-COM". See the guidelines for NP-COM. Click on the link for more detailed discussion.

• NP-COM NP complements of N which are *not* genitive; see MÓTI; see PPCME2,PPCEME guidelines. This includes adnominal datives which indicate possession (these are not tagged NP-POS). We do *not* use the "NP-DPS" label at all, which is found in the PPCME2. For cases that would be parsed under the guidelines for [ NP-DPS] in the PPCME2, click on the link for [NP-COM].

• NP-ADT *not* for bæjum skipað; see ADJP#Complements_of_ADJ. For clause-level dative adjuncts, e.g. instrumental datives. Also for types in the PPCME2, PPCEME guidelines.

• NP-TMP noun phrases denoting a time of occurrence or a frequency of occurrence.

• NP-MSR, measure phrase

• *CON* (conjunction reduction)

• Modifiers of N

Adjective Phrases

• ADJP (adjective phrase)

• ADJP-SPR (-SPR for secondary predicate)

Prepositional Phrases

• PP (prepositional phrase)

Adverbial Phrases

If the meaning of an adverbial phrase is directional, locative or temporal, it always has an extended tag, whether it is at the clause level or not.

• ADVP (adverbial phrase)

• ADVP-DIR

• ADVP-LOC, locative adverbial phrase, like þar 'there, in that place', víða 'all over the place, everywhere'

• ADVP-TMP, temporal adverbial phrase, like nú 'now', forðum 'in earlier times'

Conjunction Phrase

• CONJP (conjunction phrase)

WH-Phrases

• WNP (wh- noun phrase)
• WPP (wh- prepositional phrase)

Extended Tags

• -LFD (left dislocation) - associated with a resumptive element
  • PP-LFD ef ... þá 'if ... then'

• -RSP (resumptive element)
  • NP-SBJ-RSP þeir sem deyja, þeir eru dauðlegir 'they who die, they are mortal'

• -SPE (direct speech)
  • IP-MAT-PRN - SAGÐI X 'said X'; ÞAÐ ER 'that is', ÞAÐ ER AÐ SEGJA 'that is to say', Þ.E. 'i.e.'

• -SPR (secondary predicate)
  • ADJP-SPR
  • NP-SPR standa vörð 'stand guard'