SAYING_AS_FINITE_REPORT

(El)	(portero)	(dic)	(e)	(que )	( )	( )	(vio)	(.)
DEFINITE-ARTICLE	PORTERO	DECIR	E-ENDING	QUE	ELLIPSISZERO	ELLIPSISZERO	VER	ELLIPSISZERO

The concierge says that (he) them saw.

(EXAMPLE
     :NAME                   SAYING_AS_FINITE_REPORT
     :GENERATEDFORM          "El portero dice que vio."
     :GLOSS                  ( :ENGLISH
                               "The concierge says that (he) them saw.")
     :TARGETFORM             "El portero dice que les vio."
     :LOGICALFORM
     (SAY / VERBAL-PROCESS
          :SAYER
          (CONCIERGE / PERSON
               :LEX PORTERO
               :DETERMINER DEFINITE-ES )

          :SAYING
          (SEE / PERCEPTION
               :SENSER
               (HE / PERSON
                    :SUBSTITUTION ELLIPSIS )

               :PHENOMENON
               (THEY / MALE
                    :PRONOUN NONINTERACTANT-ES
                    :NUMBER PLURAL )

               :TENSE PAST
               :LEX VER )

          :LEX DECIR )
     :SET-NAME               VERBAL
     )

Structure:

Function Structure: 
  [SENTENCE]
     [SUBJECT#1/SAYER#1]
         [DEICTIC#2]
             [STEM#5].. = "El"
         [THING#2]
             [STEM#3]
                 [HEAD#4].. = "portero"
     [FINITE#1/PROCESS#1]
         [STEM#10].. = "dic"
         [ENDING#10].. = "e"
     [SUBORDINATOR#1].. = "que  "
     [DIRECTCOMPLEMENT#1/SAYING#1]
         [SUBJECT#6/SENSER#6]
             [DEICTIC#7].. = "  "
             [THING#7].. = "  "
         [FINITE#6/PROCESS#6]
             [STEM#9/ENDING#9].. = "vio"
         [DIRECTCOMPLEMENT#6/PHENOMENON#6]
             [THING#8].. = "."
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