MIAMI - Zeledon1
Instances of because for speaker CAR

243CAR+< no obviously (be)cause you're used to it .
  nono.ADV obviouslyobvious.ADJ+ADV becausebecause.CONJ you'reyou.PRON.SUB.2SP+BE.V.PRES useduse.V.PAST toto.PREP itit.PRON.OBJ.3S .
  
256CAR+< exactly <I was talking> [///] you know it's funny (be)cause I was talking to my boyfriend (.) last night about this .
  exactlyexact.ADJ+ADV II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST talkingtalk.V.PRESPART youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES funnyfunny.ADJ becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST talkingtalk.V.PRESPART toto.PREP mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S boyfriendboyfriend.N.SG lastlast.ADJ nightnight.N.SG aboutabout.PREP thisthis.DEM.NEAR.SG .
  
263CARandE theE funnyE thingE isE thatE IE wasE talkingE toE himE becauseE (.) IE wasE tellingE himE howE differentE itE isE youE knowE fromE ColombiaSE hereE .
  andand.CONJ thethe.DET.DEF funnyfunny.ADJ thingthing.N.SG isis.V.3S.PRES thatthat.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST talkingtalk.V.PRESPART toto.PREP himhim.PRON.OBJ.M.3S becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST tellingtell.V.PRESPART himhim.PRON.OBJ.M.3S howhow.ADV differentdifferent.ADJ itit.PRON.SUB.3S isis.V.3S.PRES youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES fromfrom.PREP Colombianame herehere.ADV .
  
265CARbecause I had the experience as well .
  becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S hadhad.V.PAST thethe.DET.DEF experienceexperience.N.SG asas.CONJ wellwell.ADV .
  
292CARbecause you know those are important years of your life +/.
  becausebecause.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES thosethose.DEM.FAR.PL areare.V.123P.PRES importantimportant.ADJ yearsyear.N.PL ofof.PREP youryour.ADJ.POSS.2SP lifelife.N.SG .
  
305CAR(be)cause you'll have different schedu(les) [//] you know from (.) every [/] every other person .
  becausebecause.CONJ you'llyou.PRON.SUB.2SP+BE.V.FUT havehave.V.2SP.PRES differentdifferent.ADJ schedulesschedule.N.PL youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES fromfrom.PREP everyevery.ADJ everyevery.ADJ otherother.ADJ personperson.N.SG .
  
307CAR+< notE uhSE (.) notE evenE becauseE youE knowE whatE IE thinkE (.) anywayE (.) IE meanE +...
  notnot.ADV uhuh.IM notnot.ADV eveneven.ADJ becausebecause.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES whatwhat.REL II.PRON.SUB.1S thinkthink.V.1S.PRES anywayanyway.ADV II.PRON.SUB.1S meanmean.V.1S.PRES .
  
331CARand you know it's funny (be)cause I was talking to him last night about that and he was all +/.
  andand.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES funnyfunny.ADJ becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST talkingtalk.V.PRESPART toto.PREP himhim.PRON.OBJ.M.3S lastlast.ADJ nightnight.N.SG aboutabout.PREP thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR andand.CONJ hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST allall.ADJ .
  
333CAR+, (be)cause he's moving here .
  becausebecause.CONJ he'she.PRON.SUB.M.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES movingmove.V.PRESPART herehere.ADV .
  
366CARbecause of (.) jobs and then +...
  becausebecause.CONJ ofof.PREP jobsjob.N.PL andand.CONJ thenthen.ADV .
  
372CARthat's only because I'm now in [/] (.) &=gulp in school .
  that'sthat.DEM.FAR+BE.V.3S.PRES onlyonly.ADJ.[or].on.PREP+ADV becausebecause.CONJ I'mI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.PRES nownow.ADV inin.PREP inin.PREP schoolschool.N.SG .
  
409CARbecause she deals wit(h) more like (..) paperwork .
  becausebecause.CONJ sheshe.PRON.SUB.F.3S dealsdeal.V.3S.PRES withwith.PREP moremore.ADJ likelike.CONJ paperworkpaperwork.N.SG .
  
438CARbecause people give you attitudes and everything .
  becausebecause.CONJ peoplepeople.N.SG givegive.N.SG youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP attitudesattitude.N.SG+PL andand.CONJ everythingeverything.PRON .
  
497CARbecause (...) you know <you get> [/] you get treated like you're nothing .
  becausebecause.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP getget.V.2SP.PRES youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP getget.V.2SP.PRES treatedunk likelike.CONJ you'reyou.PRON.SUB.2SP+BE.V.PRES nothingnothing.PRON .
  
503CARbecause that's how they treat them .
  becausebecause.CONJ that'sthat.DEM.FAR+BE.V.3S.PRES howhow.ADV theythey.PRON.SUB.3P treattreat.N.SG themthem.PRON.OBJ.3P .
  
506CARbecause (.) it's ridiculous <that it> [//] because of the customer always being right +...
  becausebecause.CONJ it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES ridiculousridiculous.ADJ thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR itit.PRON.SUB.3S becausebecause.CONJ ofof.PREP thethe.DET.DEF customercustom.N.SG+COMP.AG.[or].customer.N.SG alwaysalway.ADV+PV.[or].always.ADV beingbe.SV.INFIN+ASV rightright.ADJ .
  
506CARbecause (.) it's ridiculous <that it> [//] because of the customer always being right +...
  becausebecause.CONJ it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES ridiculousridiculous.ADJ thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR itit.PRON.SUB.3S becausebecause.CONJ ofof.PREP thethe.DET.DEF customercustom.N.SG+COMP.AG.[or].customer.N.SG alwaysalway.ADV+PV.[or].always.ADV beingbe.SV.INFIN+ASV rightright.ADJ .
  
530CARjustE becauseE <itE &wə> [//] itE doesn'tE happenE inE everyE SubwaySE .
  justjust.ADJ.[or].just.ADV becausebecause.CONJ itit.PRON.SUB.3S itit.PRON.SUB.3S doesn'tdoes.V.3S.PRES+NEG happenhappen.SV.INFIN inin.PREP everyevery.ADJ Subwayname .
  
549CARand I tell him I'm &so [///] because he was used to going whatever and getting the cups .
  andand.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S telltell.V.1S.PRES himhim.PRON.OBJ.M.3S I'mI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.PRES becausebecause.CONJ hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S waswas.V.3S.PAST useduse.V.PASTPART toto.PREP goinggo.V.INFIN+ASV whateverwhatever.REL andand.CONJ gettingget.V.PRESPART thethe.DET.DEF cupscup.N.PL .
  
551CARbecause we've had several issues with several clients .
  becausebecause.CONJ we'vewe.PRON.SUB.1P+HAVE.V.PRES hadhad.V.PAST severalseveral.ADJ issuesissue.N.PL withwith.PREP severalseveral.ADJ clientsclient.N.PL .
  
583CAR(be)cause the word says it (.) all (.) courtesy cups !
  becausebecause.CONJ thethe.DET.DEF wordword.N.SG sayssay.N.PL.[or].says.N.SG itit.PRON.SUB.3S allall.ADJ courtesycourtesy.N.SG cupscup.N.PL !
  
595CAR+< because I find it ridiculous that you would talk to you know &hə [//] a [/] <a working person> [//] an employee like that .
  becausebecause.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S findfind.V.1S.PRES itit.PRON.OBJ.3S ridiculousridiculous.ADJ thatthat.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP wouldbe.V.2SP.COND talktalk.SV.INFIN toto.PREP youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES aa.DET.INDEF aa.DET.INDEF workingwork.V.PRESPART personperson.N.SG anan.DET.INDEF employeeemployee.N.SG likelike.CONJ.[or].like.N.SG thatthat.DEM.FAR .
  

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