| Usage Notes |
This residual category is not coded except when 1) distinctions among IDEA codes 021, 022, 024 & 026 cannot be made, in which case the comment is a verbal act, or 2) when what is said is coded as another event, in which case it narrates the other event. Comments are remarks or observations that explain or express something; when what is said is represented by another event form, this other event form should be coded as well. In these attributed event reports, the comment serves to narrate the other (primary) event form in the sentence. Such narrations, especially at the end of sentences, are quite common in Reuters news reports. |