MIAMI - Zeledon2
Instances of why

173MATwhy are you undecided ?
  whywhy.REL areare.V.123P.PRES youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP undecidedunk ?
  
257MATwhy can't you go (.) to contacts because +/.
  whywhy.REL can'tcan.V.123SP.PRES+NEG youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP gogo.V.2SP.PRES toto.PREP contactscontact.N.PL becausebecause.CONJ .
  
344REBso <I don't> [/] I don't know why .
  soso.ADV II.PRON.SUB.1S don'tdo.V.1S.PRES+NEG II.PRON.SUB.1S don'tdo.V.1S.PRES+NEG knowknow.V.INFIN whywhy.REL .
  
369MATit's good so why don't you do that ?
  it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES goodgood.ADJ soso.ADV whywhy.REL don'tdo.V.12S13P.PRES+NEG youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP dodo.V.2SP.PRES thatthat.DEM.FAR ?
  
402REBI don't know either you have experienced something that [//] and that's why you're fighting against it .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S don'tdo.V.1S.PRES+NEG knowknow.V.INFIN eithereither.ADJ youyou.PRON.SUB.2SP havehave.V.2SP.PRES experiencedexperience.N.SG+AV somethingsomething.PRON thatthat.CONJ.[or].that.DEM.FAR andand.CONJ that'sthat.DEM.FAR+BE.V.3S.PRES whywhy.REL you'reyou.PRON.SUB.2SP+BE.V.PRES fightingunk againstagainst.PREP itit.PRON.OBJ.3S .
  
468MATI [/] I'm not sure why .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S I'mI.PRON.SUB.1S+BE.V.PRES notnot.ADV suresure.ADJ whywhy.REL .
  
655MATthat's why I like it (be)cause it's like blatant .
  that'sthat.DEM.FAR+BE.V.3S.PRES whywhy.REL II.PRON.SUB.1S likelike.V.1S.PRES itit.PRON.OBJ.3S becausebecause.CONJ it'sit.PRON.SUB.3S+BE.V.3S.PRES likelike.CONJ.[or].like.SV.INFIN blatantblatant.ADJ .
  
793REBI guess that's why I don't (.) find it funny .
  II.PRON.SUB.1S guessguess.V.1S.PRES that'sthat.DEM.FAR+BE.V.3S.PRES whywhy.REL II.PRON.SUB.1S don'tdo.V.1S.PRES+NEG findfind.V.INFIN itit.PRON.OBJ.3S funnyfunny.ADJ .
  

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