20.1 Direct speech clauses (-SPE)

The extended label -SPE marks full sentences of direct speech (matrix declarative clauses, imperatives, direct questions, direct exclamatives and discourse-oriented clauses). 
( (IP-MAT (NP-SBJ *pro*)
	  (ADVP (ADV Depois))
	  (, ,)
	  (VB-D entraram)
	  (PP (P a)
	      (IP-INF (VB dizer@)
		      (NP-DAT (CL @lhe)
			      (PP-PRN *ICH*-1))
		      (PP-PRN-1 (P a)
				(NP (PRO ele)))
		      (. :)
		      (IP-MAT-SPE (NP-VOC (NPR Francisco))
				  (, ,)
				  (ADVP (ADV agora))
				  (HV-P há)
				  (PP (P de)
				      (IP-INF (VB levar@)
					      (NP-ACC (CL @te)
						      (PP-PRN *ICH*-2))))
				  (NP-SBJ (D o) (N diabo))
				  (PP-PRN-2 (PP (P a)
						(NP (PRO ti)))
					    (, ,)
					    (CONJP (CONJ mais)
						   (PP (P a@)
						       (NP (D @o) (NPR Infante))))))))
	  (. .))
  (POST SCRIPTUM; ID CARDS0098,.2))

( (IP-MAT (NP-SBJ *pro*)
          (ADVP (ADV Depois))
          (VB-P-1S digo)
          (. :)
          (IP-IMP-SPE (QT ")
                      (ADVP-PRG (ADV Bem))
                      (, ,)
                      (VB-SP-3P tratem)
                      (PP (P de)
                          (IP-INF (NP-DAT (CL me))
                                  (VB comprar)
                                  (NP-ACC (D-UM um)
                                          (N forno))))
                      (QT "))
          (. .))
  (CORDIAL-SIN; ID PFT11,44))

( (IP-MAT (CONJ e)
	  (NP-SBJ (PRO eu))
	  (VB-P pergunto)
	  (. :)
	  (CP-QUE-SPE (WPP-1 (P Sobre)
			     (NP (WPRO quem)))
		      (IP-SUB (PP *T*-1)
			      (VB-P cáe)
			      (NP-SBJ (D-F esta) (N advertencia))))
	  (. ?))
  (TYCHO BRAHE; ID V_004,212.2053))

( (IP-MAT (NP-SBJ *pro*)
	  (CP-ADV (C Quãdo)
		  (IP-SUB (NP-SBJ (PRO elles))
			  (VB-D uirã)
			  (CP-THT (C que)
				  (IP-SUB (NP-SBJ *pro*)
					  (SR-D erã)
					  (ADVP (ADV asi))
					  (ADJP (VB-AN-P ençarrados))))))
	  (, ,)
	  (VB-D diserom)
	  (PP (P entre)
	      (NP (PRO sy)))
	  (. :)
	  (CP-EXL-SPE (DS -)
		      (INTJ Ay)
		      (NP-VOC (NPR Deus))
		      (, ,)
		      (WADVP-1 (WADV como))
		      (IP-IND (ADVP *T*-1)
			      (NP-SBJ *exp*)
			      (ADVP (ADV aqui))
			      (HV-P a)
			      (NP-ACC (ADJ-G grã) (N traẏçõ))))
	  (. !))
  (WOCHWEL; ID DSG505,.2))
When a verb of saying selects two or more clauses labelled -SPE, only the first one is annotated under the matrix clause. Following SPE-clauses are annotated as separate tokens.
( (IP-MAT (NP-SBJ *pro*)
	  (VB-P Pergunto)
	  (ADVP (ADV agora))
	  (. :)
	  (CP-QUE-SPE (IP-IND (NP-SBJ (D aquelle) (ADJ primeiro) (N homem))
			      (SR-P é)
			      (NP-ACC (N blasphemo))))
	  (. ?))
    (TYCHO BRAHE; ID V_004,175.1035))

( (CP-QUE-SPE (IP-IND (NP-SBJ (D aquelle) (ADJ segundo) (N homem))
		      (SR-P é)
		      (NP-ACC (N tyranno)))
	      (. ?))
    (TYCHO BRAHE; ID V_004,175.1036))

( (CP-QUE-SPE (IP-IND (NP-SBJ (D aquelle) (ADJ terceiro) (N homem))
		      (SR-P é)
		      (NP-ACC (N idolatra)))
	      (. ?))
    (TYCHO BRAHE; ID V_004,175.1037))