Examples

A series of examples follow.

= 
\let\mc=\multicolumn
\begin{tabular}[t]{@{}lllllllll@{}}
    &    &    &      &\node{a}{VP} \\[2ex]
    &\node{b}{PP} 
         &    &      &    &    &\mc{2}{c}{\node{c}{V$'$}}\\[2ex]
    &    &    &\node{d}{NP} \\[2ex]
    &    &\nodepoint{e}   
              &      &\node{f}{NP} \\
    &    &    &\hfill\nodepoint{r}[0pt][3pt]   \\
    &\hfil\node{g}{AP} 
         &    &\hfil\node{h}{NP}
                     &    &    &     &\hfil\node{i}{NP}\\[2ex]
\node{j}{P}  
    &\hfil\node{k}{A}  
         & \node{l}{Prt}
              &\hfil\node{m}{N}   
                     &\node{n}{Prt} 
                          &\node{o}{N} 
                               &\node{p}{V}
                                     &\hfil\node{q}{N}\\[2ex]
`zaw&`oN &`geq&?njiaw&`geq&`dou& khe &tshjaN \\
toward &red &    & bird &    &head& open&gun \\[1ex]
\mc{9}{@{}l}{`shoot at the red head of the bird'} \\
\end{tabular}
\nodeconnect{a}{b}     \nodeconnect{e}{l}
\nodeconnect{a}{c}     \nodeconnect{d}{f}
\nodeconnect{b}{d}     \nodeconnect{g}{k}
\nodeconnect{b}{j}     \nodeconnect{f}{r}
\nodeconnect{c}{p}     \nodeconnect{r}{h}
\nodeconnect{c}{i}     \nodeconnect{r}{n}
\nodeconnect{d}{e}     \nodeconnect{f}{o}
\nodeconnect{e}{g}     \nodeconnect{h}{m}
\nodeconnect{i}{q}
The following two examples use \outerfs and \modsmalltree; these are both part of the lingmacros package. See lingmacros.sty for more information. [(100)][2pt] Focus & subj & a

oblth & Pred & `Pro'
Refl & +

Pred & `proud 〈(↑subj)(↑oblth)〉'd[-3pt][0pt]


Subj & Pred & `Max'

Comp & Subj &Pred & `Larry'c[-3pt][0pt]

Xcomp& b

Pred & `be 〈(↑xcomp)(↑subj)〉'

Pred & `think 〈(↑subj)(↑comp)〉'
[r]a[r]c2in[.5in] [r]d[r]b1in[2in] 
\enumsentence[(100)]{\evnup[2pt]
{\outerfs{ 
Focus & \outerfs{subj       & \outerfs{\ \nodepoint{a}\ }\\[1ex]
                 obl$_{th}$ & \outerfs{Pred & `Pro'\\
                                       Refl & +}\\[1ex]
                 Pred       & `proud$\langle(\uparrow {\rm subj})
                             (\uparrow {\rm obl}_{th})\rangle$'}%
\nodepoint{d}[-3pt][0pt]\\[2ex]
Subj & \outerfs{Pred & `Max'}\\[1ex]
Comp & \outerfs{Subj &\outerfs{Pred & `Larry'}%
\nodepoint{c}[-3pt][0pt]\\[1ex]
                Xcomp&\outerfs{\ \nodepoint{b}\ }\\[1ex]
                Pred & `be$\langle(\uparrow {\rm xcomp})
                       (\uparrow {\rm subj})\rangle$'}\\[1ex]
Pred & `think$\langle(\uparrow {\rm subj})
                     (\uparrow {\rm comp})\rangle$'}\\
}
\nodecurve[r]{a}[r]{c}{2in}[.5in]
\anodecurve[r]{d}[r]{b}{1in}[2in]
}
6 & & &a
 S  
 [+R]  

&bNP & & & & cVP
dDet& &eN1
hthe&iN & & fPP &&gare totally false
&nrumors&jP &&k
 NP  
 [+R]  

& &labout &&mwhom ab ac bd be dh ei ef in fj fk jl km cg 4pt [t]b[l]a10pt [t]e[r]b10pt [t]f[r]e10pt [t]k[r]f10pt 
\enumsentence{\modsmalltree{6}{
     &       &   &\ns\node{a}{\begin{tabular}[t]{@{}c@{}}S\\ 
                        {}[+R]\end{tabular}}   \\
     &\node{b}{NP} 
             &   &  && \node{c}{VP} \\
\node{d}{Det}
     &       &\node{e}{N$^1$} \\
\node{h}{the}
     &\node{i}{N}  
             &   &\node{f}{PP} 
                    &&\node{g}{are totally false}\\
     &\node{n}{rumors}
             &\node{j}{P} 
                 &  &\ns\node{k}{\begin{tabular}[t]{@{}c@{}}NP\\
                                 {}[+R] \end{tabular}}\\
     &       &\node{l}{about} 
                 &  &\node{m}{whom}}
\nodeconnect{a}{b}         \nodeconnect{e}{f}
\nodeconnect{a}{c}         \nodeconnect{i}{n}
\nodeconnect{b}{d}         \nodeconnect{f}{j}
\nodeconnect{b}{e}         \nodeconnect{f}{k}
\nodeconnect{d}{h}         \nodeconnect{j}{l}
\nodeconnect{e}{i}         \nodeconnect{k}{m}
\nodetriangle{c}{g}
{\makedash{4pt}
\anodecurve[t]{b}[l]{a}{10pt}  \anodecurve[t]{f}[r]{e}{10pt}
\anodecurve[t]{e}[r]{b}{10pt}  \anodecurve[t]{k}[r]{f}{10pt}
}}