diff --git a/src/italian/MarkupIta.gf b/src/italian/MarkupIta.gf
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+--# -path=.:../abstract:../common:../romance
+
+concrete MarkupIta of Markup = CatIta, MarkHTMLX ** MarkupRomance with (ResRomance = ResIta) ;
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diff --git a/src/romance/MarkupRomance.gf b/src/romance/MarkupRomance.gf
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+--# -path=.:../abstract:../common
+
+incomplete concrete MarkupRomance of Markup = CatRomance, MarkHTMLX ** {
+
+lin
+  MarkupCN   m cn  = cn ** {s = \\n => appMark m (cn.s ! n)} ;
+  MarkupNP   m np  = np ** {s = \\c => {
+                       c1 = appMark m (np.s ! c).c1 ;
+                       c2 = appMark m (np.s ! c).c2 ;
+                       comp = appMark m (np.s ! c).comp ;
+                       ton = appMark m (np.s ! c).ton
+		       }
+		     } ;
+  MarkupAP   m ap  = ap ** {s = \\a   => appMark m (ap.s ! a)} ;
+  MarkupAdv  m adv = {s =          appMark m adv.s} ;
+  MarkupS    m s   = {s =        \\md => appMark m (s.s ! md)} ;
+  MarkupUtt  m utt = {s =          appMark m utt.s} ;
+  MarkupPhr  m phr = {s =          appMark m phr.s} ;
+  MarkupText m txt = {s =          appMark m txt.s} ;
+
+}
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