Syntactic annotation – direct speech

Generally speaking, a clause or fragment which constitutes direct speech gets the extended label -SPE:

(IP-MAT (ADVP (ADV Do))
        (VVFIN sprak)
        (NP-SBJ (PPER he))
        (IP-MAT-SPE (NP-SBJ (PPER ik))  ← IP-MAT which is direct speech
                    (PTKNEG ne)
                    (VVFIN bin))
)

Some things to note:

• The first direct speech clause is embedded in the introductory clause, i.e. there is no token break. Subsequent direct speech clauses in a chain of direct speech are treated as separate tokens.

• If an IP or CP which is direct speech contains a further IP or CP, then only the highest IP or CP gets the -SPE tag (unlike in the Helipad):

(IP-MAT-SPE (NP-SBJ (PPER Du))                   ← IP-MAT-SPE
            (VMFIN schalt)
            (NP-OB2 (PPER di))
            (PTKNEG nicht)
            (VVINF wunderen)
            (CP-ADV (KOUS wente)                 ← but not CP-ADV-SPE
                    (IP-SUB (NP-SBJ (PPER ik))   ← and not IP-SUB-SPE
                            (NP-OB2 (PPER di))
                            (VVPP secht)
                            (VAFIN hebbe)))
)