MIAMI - Herring8
Instances of they for speaker MEL

71MEL<he &s> [//] they said ten to twelve .
  hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S theythey.PRON.SUB.3P saidsaid.V.PAST tenten.NUM toto.PREP twelvetwelve.NUM .
  
129MELit was very minor what they told me I had to change .
  itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST veryvery.ADV minorminor.ADJ whatwhat.REL theythey.PRON.SUB.3P toldtold.V.PAST meme.PRON.OBJ.1S II.PRON.SUB.1S hadhad.V.PAST toto.PREP changechange.V.INFIN .
  
138MEL+< in the college of education they hire &dok Mrs_Dr_BlapSE to do that .
  inin.PREP thethe.DET.DEF collegecollege.N.SG ofof.PREP educationeducation.N.SG theythey.PRON.SUB.3P hirehire.V.3P.PRES Mrs_Dr_Blapname toto.PREP dodo.V.INFIN thatthat.DEM.FAR .
  
139MELbut they submitted my dissertation (.) with those formatting issues (be)cause they knew that it would still pass for the defense .
  butbut.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P submittedsubmit.V.PAST mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S dissertationdissertation.N.SG withwith.PREP thosethose.DEM.FAR.PL formattingformat.N.SG+ASV issuesissue.N.PL becausebecause.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P knewknew.V.3P.PRES thatthat.CONJ itit.PRON.SUB.3S wouldbe.V.3S.COND stillstill.ADJ passpass.V.INFIN forfor.PREP thethe.DET.DEF defensedefense.N.SG .
  
139MELbut they submitted my dissertation (.) with those formatting issues (be)cause they knew that it would still pass for the defense .
  butbut.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P submittedsubmit.V.PAST mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S dissertationdissertation.N.SG withwith.PREP thosethose.DEM.FAR.PL formattingformat.N.SG+ASV issuesissue.N.PL becausebecause.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P knewknew.V.3P.PRES thatthat.CONJ itit.PRON.SUB.3S wouldbe.V.3S.COND stillstill.ADJ passpass.V.INFIN forfor.PREP thethe.DET.DEF defensedefense.N.SG .
  
141MELand she caught things that they didn't catch .
  andand.CONJ sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S caughtcaught.V.3S.PRES thingsthing.N.PL thatthat.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P didn'tdid.V.PAST+NEG catchcatch.SV.INFIN .
  
163MELand they probably go into Mary'sSE+eng house I think all the time and drink .
  andand.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P probablyprobably.ADV gogo.SV.INFIN intointo.PREP Mary's househouse.N.SG II.PRON.SUB.1S thinkthink.V.1S.PRES allall.ADJ thethe.DET.DEF timetime.N.SG andand.CONJ drinkdrink.V.INFIN .
  
168MEL+< o_k (.) they have not +/.
  o_kOK.IM theythey.PRON.SUB.3P havehave.V.3P.PRES notnot.ADV .
  
191MELthey don't see worms either yet they eat them .
  theythey.PRON.SUB.3P don'tdo.V.3P.PRES+NEG seesee.V.INFIN wormsworm.N.PL.[or].worms.N.SG eithereither.ADJ yetyet.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P eateat.V.3P.PRES themthem.PRON.OBJ.3P .
  
191MELthey don't see worms either yet they eat them .
  theythey.PRON.SUB.3P don'tdo.V.3P.PRES+NEG seesee.V.INFIN wormsworm.N.PL.[or].worms.N.SG eithereither.ADJ yetyet.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P eateat.V.3P.PRES themthem.PRON.OBJ.3P .
  
193MELthey dig into the ground to get a worm .
  theythey.PRON.SUB.3P digdig.V.3P.PRES intointo.PREP thethe.DET.DEF groundground.N.SG toto.PREP getget.V.INFIN aa.DET.INDEF wormworm.N.SG .
  
274MELthey match my ear_rings .
  theythey.PRON.SUB.3P matchmatch.V.3P.PRES mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S ear_ringsunk .
  
278MEL+" they call me HialeahSE (.) when I wear chancletasS .
  theythey.PRON.SUB.3P callcall.V.3P.PRES meme.PRON.OBJ.1S Hialeahname whenwhen.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S wearwear.V.1S.PRES chancletasthongs.N.F.PL .
  they call me Hialeah when I wear sandals.
361MELthey were under the deck .
  theythey.PRON.SUB.3P werewere.V.3P.PAST underunder.PREP thethe.DET.DEF deckdeck.N.SG .
  
365MELI guess they were trying to find protection .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S guessguess.V.1S.PRES theythey.PRON.SUB.3P werewere.V.3P.PAST tryingtry.V.PRESPART toto.PREP findfind.V.INFIN protectionprotection.N.SG .
  
367MELdon't you remember those shells when they need a protection ?
  don'tdo.V.12S13P.PRES+NEG youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP rememberremember.V.2SP.PRES thosethose.DEM.FAR.PL shellsshell.N.PL whenwhen.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P needneed.V.3P.PRES aa.DET.INDEF protectionprotection.N.SG ?
  
580MEL+< xxx they show is my job complete (be)cause I think <they were gonna> [//] your job is complete for this &se section .
  theythey.PRON.SUB.3P showshow.V.3P.PRES isis.V.3S.PRES mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S jobjob.N.SG completecomplete.ADJ becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S thinkthink.V.1S.PRES theythey.PRON.SUB.3P werewere.V.3P.PAST gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP youryour.ADJ.POSS.2SP jobjob.N.SG isis.V.3S.PRES completecomplete.ADJ forfor.PREP thisthis.DEM.NEAR.SG sectionsection.N.SG .
  
580MEL+< xxx they show is my job complete (be)cause I think <they were gonna> [//] your job is complete for this &se section .
  theythey.PRON.SUB.3P showshow.V.3P.PRES isis.V.3S.PRES mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S jobjob.N.SG completecomplete.ADJ becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S thinkthink.V.1S.PRES theythey.PRON.SUB.3P werewere.V.3P.PAST gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP youryour.ADJ.POSS.2SP jobjob.N.SG isis.V.3S.PRES completecomplete.ADJ forfor.PREP thisthis.DEM.NEAR.SG sectionsection.N.SG .
  
585MEL<thought they were> [?] playing football .
  thoughtthought.V.PAST theythey.PRON.SUB.3P werewere.V.3P.PAST playingplay.V.PRESPART footballfootball.N.SG .
  

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