MIAMI - Herring1
Instances of why for speaker LAU

196LAUbut why do they have to live with him ?
  butbut.CONJ whywhy.REL dodo.V.PRES theythey.PRON.SUB.3P havehave.V.3P.PRES toto.PREP livelive.V.INFIN withwith.PREP himhim.PRON.OBJ.M.3S ?
  
197LAUwhy can't he live with his wife and kids in another place ?
  whywhy.REL can'tcan.V.123SP.PRES+NEG hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S livelive.V.3S.PRES withwith.PREP hishis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S wifewife.N.SG andand.CONJ kidskid.N.PL inin.PREP anotheranother.ADJ placeplace.N.SG ?
  
392LAU+< why [///] wha(t) [///] <how old> [/] how old were you when you took your last picture ?
  whywhy.REL whatwhat.REL howhow.ADV oldold.ADJ howhow.ADV oldold.ADJ werewere.V.2S123P.PAST youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP whenwhen.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP tooktake.V.PAST youryour.ADJ.POSS.2SP lastlast.ADJ picturepicture.N.SG ?
  
513LAU+< but why don't you think just sit down and be like +"/.
  butbut.CONJ whywhy.REL don'tdo.V.12S13P.PRES+NEG youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP thinkthink.V.2SP.PRES justjust.ADV sitsit.V.INFIN downdown.PREP andand.CONJ bebe.V.INFIN likelike.CONJ .
  
615LAUuhuhSE this is why I couldn't be a vet .
  uhuhuhuh.IM thisthis.DEM.NEAR.SG isis.V.3S.PRES whywhy.REL II.PRON.SUB.1S couldn'tcan.V.COND+NEG bebe.V.INFIN aa.DET.INDEF vetvet.N.SG .
  
804LAUthat's why they ask so much and they +...
  that'sthat.DEM.FAR+BE.V.3S.PRES whywhy.REL theythey.PRON.SUB.3P askask.V.3P.PRES soso.ADV muchmuch.ADJ andand.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P .
  
995LAU+< why do they use lead ?
  whywhy.REL dodo.V.PRES theythey.PRON.SUB.3P useuse.V.3P.PRES leadlead.SV.INFIN ?
  

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