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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.

\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]
}

\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}
}}
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