MIAMI - Sastre10
Instances of why for speaker JEN

106JEN&=gasp why ?
  whywhy.REL ?
  
378JENI wonder why .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S wonderwonder.N.SG whywhy.REL .
  
611JEN+< why because was [//] he's a little bit +...
  whywhy.REL becausebecause.CONJ waswas.V.3S.PAST he'she.PRON.SUB.M.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES aa.DET.INDEF littlelittle.ADJ bitbit.N.SG .
  
972JENyou know why he's doing that ?
  youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES whywhy.REL he'she.PRON.SUB.M.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES doingdo.V.PRESPART thatthat.DEM.FAR ?
  
975JENbut you know why he's doing that ?
  butbut.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES whywhy.REL he'she.PRON.SUB.M.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES doingdo.V.PRESPART thatthat.DEM.FAR ?
  
977JEN+< you know why he's doing that ?
  youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES whywhy.REL he'she.PRON.SUB.M.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES doingdo.V.PRESPART thatthat.DEM.FAR ?
  
1564JENperoS why [/] why do you insist on the plastic cups ?
  perobut.CONJ whywhy.REL whywhy.REL dodo.V.PRES youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP insistinsist.V.2SP.PRES onon.PREP thethe.DET.DEF plasticplastic.N.SG cupscup.N.PL ?
  but why, why do you insist on the plastic cups ?
1564JENperoS why [/] why do you insist on the plastic cups ?
  perobut.CONJ whywhy.REL whywhy.REL dodo.V.PRES youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP insistinsist.V.2SP.PRES onon.PREP thethe.DET.DEF plasticplastic.N.SG cupscup.N.PL ?
  but why, why do you insist on the plastic cups ?

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