MIAMI - Zeledon11
Instances of can for speaker SEA

6SEAyeah I mean just you can orient them .
  yeahyeah.ADV II.PRON.SUB.1S meanmean.V.1S.PRES justjust.ADJ.[or].just.ADV youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP cancan.V.2SP.PRES orientorient.N.SG themthem.PRON.OBJ.3P .
  
252SEAyeah we can role play .
  yeahyeah.ADV wewe.PRON.SUB.1P cancan.V.123SP.PRES rolerole.N.SG playplay.N.SG .
  
253SEAwe can you know +...
  wewe.PRON.SUB.1P cancan.V.123SP.PRES youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES .
  
255SEA<he can> [/] <he can be> [/] he can be a character you know and just +...
  hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S cancan.V.3S.PRES hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S cancan.V.3S.PRES bebe.V.INFIN hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S cancan.V.3S.PRES bebe.V.INFIN aa.DET.INDEF charactercharacter.N.SG youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES andand.CONJ justjust.ADJ.[or].just.ADV .
  
255SEA<he can> [/] <he can be> [/] he can be a character you know and just +...
  hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S cancan.V.3S.PRES hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S cancan.V.3S.PRES bebe.V.INFIN hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S cancan.V.3S.PRES bebe.V.INFIN aa.DET.INDEF charactercharacter.N.SG youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES andand.CONJ justjust.ADJ.[or].just.ADV .
  
255SEA<he can> [/] <he can be> [/] he can be a character you know and just +...
  hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S cancan.V.3S.PRES hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S cancan.V.3S.PRES bebe.V.INFIN hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S cancan.V.3S.PRES bebe.V.INFIN aa.DET.INDEF charactercharacter.N.SG youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES andand.CONJ justjust.ADJ.[or].just.ADV .
  
257SEAhe can be the officer .
  hehe.PRON.SUB.M.3S cancan.V.3S.PRES bebe.V.INFIN thethe.DET.DEF officerofficer.N.SG .
  
258SEAyou can be the officer .
  youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP cancan.V.2SP.PRES bebe.V.INFIN thethe.DET.DEF officerofficer.N.SG .
  
324SEAbecause when it's all said and done (.) you know I can hate whoever I wanna hate (.) at twelve o'clock at one o'clock .
  becausebecause.CONJ whenwhen.CONJ it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES allall.ADJ saidsaid.AV.PAST+P andand.CONJ donedone.V.PAST youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES II.PRON.SUB.1S cancan.V.1S.PRES hatehate.V.INFIN whoeverwhoever.PRON II.PRON.SUB.1S wannawant.V.1S.PRES+TO.PREP hatehate.V.INFIN atat.PREP twelvetwelve.NUM o'clocko'clock.ADV atat.PREP oneone.PRON.SG o'clocko'clock.ADV .
  
328SEAlike I can hate whoever I want for the rest of my life .
  likelike.CONJ II.PRON.SUB.1S cancan.V.1S.PRES hatehate.V.INFIN whoeverwhoever.PRON II.PRON.SUB.1S wantwant.V.1S.PRES forfor.PREP thethe.DET.DEF restrest.N.SG ofof.PREP mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S lifelife.N.SG .
  
348SEAmaybe I can crack my fingers or something .
  maybemaybe.ADV II.PRON.SUB.1S cancan.V.1S.PRES crackcrack.V.INFIN mymy.ADJ.POSS.1S fingersfinger.N.PL oror.CONJ somethingsomething.PRON .
  
365SEAI was looking at this trash can .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S waswas.V.13S.PAST lookinglook.V.PRESPART atat.PREP thisthis.DEM.NEAR.SG trashtrash.N.SG cancan.V.123SP.PRES .
  
394SEAtrash can .
  trashtrash.N.SG cancan.V.123SP.PRES .
  
396SEAtrash and it's a can .
  trashtrash.N.SG andand.CONJ it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES aa.DET.INDEF cancan.V.123SP.PRES .
  
397SEAyou know it's trash can .
  youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES trashtrash.N.SG cancan.V.123SP.PRES .
  
425SEAin English you have that ambigu(ous) [/] ambiguous possibility because of the the way you can put place (.) um (.) uh modifiers .
  inin.PREP EnglishEnglish.N.SG youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP havehave.V.2SP.PRES thatthat.DEM.FAR ambiguousambiguous.ADJ ambiguousambiguous.ADJ possibilitypossibility.N.SG becausebecause.CONJ ofof.PREP thethe.DET.DEF thethe.DET.DEF wayway.N.SG youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP cancan.V.2SP.PRES putput.V.INFIN placeplace.N.SG umum.IM uhuh.IM modifiersmodifier.N.PL .
  
691SEA<but again like> [//] and then like &=stutters <you can turn it> [/] you can turn it right around and <make it a> [/] make it an activity .
  butbut.CONJ againagain.ADV likelike.CONJ.[or].like.SV.INFIN andand.CONJ thenthen.ADV likelike.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP cancan.V.2SP.PRES turnturn.V.INFIN itit.PRON.OBJ.3S youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP cancan.V.2SP.PRES turnturn.V.INFIN itit.PRON.OBJ.3S rightright.ADJ aroundaround.ADV andand.CONJ makemake.V.INFIN itit.PRON.OBJ.3S aa.DET.INDEF makemake.N.SG itit.PRON.SUB.3S anan.DET.INDEF activityactivity.N.SG .
  
691SEA<but again like> [//] and then like &=stutters <you can turn it> [/] you can turn it right around and <make it a> [/] make it an activity .
  butbut.CONJ againagain.ADV likelike.CONJ.[or].like.SV.INFIN andand.CONJ thenthen.ADV likelike.CONJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP cancan.V.2SP.PRES turnturn.V.INFIN itit.PRON.OBJ.3S youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP cancan.V.2SP.PRES turnturn.V.INFIN itit.PRON.OBJ.3S rightright.ADJ aroundaround.ADV andand.CONJ makemake.V.INFIN itit.PRON.OBJ.3S aa.DET.INDEF makemake.N.SG itit.PRON.SUB.3S anan.DET.INDEF activityactivity.N.SG .
  
924SEAthey can like +//.
  theythey.PRON.SUB.3P cancan.V.123SP.PRES likelike.CONJ .
  
930SEAso if we can make him lose his cool that's great you know .
  soso.ADV ifif.CONJ wewe.PRON.SUB.1P cancan.V.123SP.PRES makemake.V.INFIN himhim.PRON.OBJ.M.3S loselose.SV.INFIN hishis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S coolcool.N.SG that'sthat.CONJ+BE.V.3S.PRES greatgreat.ADJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP knowknow.V.2SP.PRES .
  

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