NEAR_DEMONSTRATIVE

(Este)	(animal)	(era)	(una)	(ballena)
ESTE-DEMONSTRATIVE	ANIMAL	SER	INDEFINITE-ARTICLE	BALLENA

This animal was(impfv) a whale.

(EXAMPLE
     :NAME                   NEAR_DEMONSTRATIVE
     :GENERATEDFORM          "Este animal era una ballena."
     :GLOSS                  ( :ENGLISH "This animal was(impfv) a whale.")
     :TARGETFORM             "Este animal era una ballena."
     :LOGICALFORM
     (BE / UM-IDENTITY
          :DOMAIN
          (ANIMAL / CONSCIOUS-BEING
               :LEX ANIMAL
               :DETERMINER NEAR-DEMONSTRATIVE-ES )

          :RANGE
          (WHALE / CONSCIOUS-BEING
               :LEX BALLENA
               :DETERMINER INDEFINITE-ES )

          :LEX SER
          :TENSE PRESENT-IN-PAST )
     :SET-NAME               DETERMINATION
     )

Structure:

Function Structure: 
  [SENTENCE]
     [IDENTIFIED#1/SUBJECT#1]
         [DEICTIC#2]
             [STEM#5].. = "Este"
         [THING#2]
             [STEM#3]
                 [HEAD#4].. = "animal"
     [FINITE#1/PROCESS#1]
         [STEM#10/ENDING#10].. = "era"
     [IDENTIFIER#1]
         [DEICTIC#6]
             [STEM#9].. = "una"
         [THING#6]
             [STEM#7]
                 [HEAD#8].. = "ballena"
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