MIAMI - Sastre3
Instances of why for speaker MAS

74MASperoS (.) <why not> [///] (.) how are you gonna find out the person who [/] who applied and who didn't apply if they didn't pass the test they're out of the picture ?
  perobut.CONJ whywhy.REL notnot.ADV howhow.ADV areare.V.123P.PRES youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP findfind.V.INFIN outout.ADV thethe.DET.DEF personperson.N.SG whowho.REL whowho.REL appliedapply.SV.INFIN+AV andand.CONJ whowho.REL didn'tdid.AV.PAST+NEG applyapp.N.SG+ADV.[or].apply.SV.INFIN ifif.CONJ theythey.PRON.SUB.3P didn'tdid.V.PAST+NEG passpass.V.INFIN thethe.DET.DEF testtest.N.SG they'rethey.PRON.SUB.3P+BE.V.PRES outout.ADV ofof.PREP thethe.DET.DEF picturepicture.N.SG ?
  but why not, how are you going to find out the person who applied and who didn't apply if they didn't pass the test, they're out of the picture?
91MASyou should not give (th)em a P_H_Q because siS esaS personaS noS pasaS elS testSE why give (th)em a P_H_Q ?
  youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP shouldshould.V.2SP.PRES notnot.ADV givegive.SV.INFIN themthem.PRON.OBJ.3P aa.DET.INDEF P_H_Qname becausebecause.CONJ siif.CONJ esathat.ADJ.DEM.F.SG personaperson.N.F.SG nonot.ADV pasapass.V.3S.PRES elthe.DET.DEF.M.SG testtest.N.SG whywhy.REL givegive.V.PRES themthem.PRON.OBJ.3P aa.DET.INDEF P_H_Qname ?
  you shouldn't give them a PHQ because if this person doesn't pass the test then why give them a PHQ?
92MASwhy give (th)em a P_H_Q ?
  whywhy.REL givegive.V.PRES themthem.PRON.OBJ.3P aa.DET.INDEF P_H_Qname ?
  
124MASand why they can't accept the xxx Bat test .
  andand.CONJ whywhy.REL theythey.PRON.SUB.3P can'tcan.V.123SP.PRES+NEG acceptaccept.V.INFIN thethe.DET.DEF Batname testtest.SV.INFIN .
  
134MASbut esS [/] esS unaS cosaS lógicaS siS pasanS eseS examenS the F_Bat test siS loS pasanS why not yS [/] yS [/] yS and the state accepts that one .
  butbut.CONJ esbe.V.3S.PRES esbe.V.3S.PRES unaa.DET.INDEF.F.SG cosathing.N.F.SG lógicalogical.ADJ.F.SG siif.CONJ pasanpass.V.3P.PRES esethat.ADJ.DEM.M.SG examenexamination.N.M.SG thethe.DET.DEF F_Batname testtest.SV.INFIN siif.CONJ lohim.PRON.OBJ.M.3S pasanpass.V.3P.PRES whywhy.REL notnot.ADV yand.CONJ yand.CONJ yand.CONJ andand.CONJ thethe.DET.DEF statestate.N.SG acceptsaccept.N.PL thatthat.CONJ oneone.PRON.SG .
  but it's logical that if they pass that exam, the F Bat test, if they pass it, why not, and, and, and the state accepts that one.
177MASdasS aS losS niñosS pa(ra)S queS loS puedanS cogerS porqueS if you're not interested why should I give you one ?
  dasgive.V.2S.PRES ato.PREP losthe.DET.DEF.M.PL niñoskid.N.M.PL parafor.PREP quethat.CONJ lohim.PRON.OBJ.M.3S puedanbe_able.V.3P.SUBJ.PRES cogertake.V.INFIN porquebecause.CONJ ifif.CONJ you'reyou.PRON.SUB.2SP+BE.V.PRES notnot.ADV interestedinterest.N.SG+AV whywhy.REL shouldshould.V.PRES II.PRON.SUB.1S givegive.V.1S.PRES youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP oneone.PRON.SG ?
  give it to the kids so that they can use it because if you're not interested why should I give you one?
272MASso (.) <that's why> [/] that's why I thought it um [/] (.) it was better for us (.) .
  soso.ADV that'sthat.DEM.FAR+BE.V.3S.PRES whywhy.REL that'sthat.DEM.FAR+BE.V.3S.PRES whywhy.REL II.PRON.SUB.1S thoughtthought.V.PAST itit.PRON.OBJ.3S umum.IM itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST betterbetter.ADJ forfor.PREP usus.PRON.OBJ.1P .
  
272MASso (.) <that's why> [/] that's why I thought it um [/] (.) it was better for us (.) .
  soso.ADV that'sthat.DEM.FAR+BE.V.3S.PRES whywhy.REL that'sthat.DEM.FAR+BE.V.3S.PRES whywhy.REL II.PRON.SUB.1S thoughtthought.V.PAST itit.PRON.OBJ.3S umum.IM itit.PRON.SUB.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST betterbetter.ADJ forfor.PREP usus.PRON.OBJ.1P .
  
550MASbecause since they gonna do it in the academy (.) why have (th)em do it twice .
  becausebecause.CONJ sincesince.PREP theythey.PRON.SUB.3P gonnago.V.PRESPART+TO.PREP dodo.V.INFIN itit.PRON.OBJ.3S inin.PREP thethe.DET.DEF academyacademy.N.SG whywhy.REL havehave.V.PRES themthem.PRON.OBJ.3P dodo.SV.INFIN itit.PRON.SUB.3S twicetwice.ADV .
  

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