SIARAD - Davies11
Instances of y for speaker RAC

120RACxx doth y cyfnither i_fyny .
  come.3S.PASTcome.V.3S.PAST POSS.1Sthe.DET.DEF cousincousin.N.F.SG upup.ADV
  [...] my cousin came up
123RACa oedd hi (y)n arfer eu gweld nhw (y)n cerdded y strydoedd yn # AberystwythCE .
  andand.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S PRTPRT use.NONFINuse.V.INFIN POSS.3PLtheir.ADJ.POSS.3P see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT walk.NONFINwalk.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF streetsstreets.N.F.PL inin.PREP Aberystwythname
  and she used to see them walking the streets in Aberystwyth
174RACohCE dw i (y)n cofio dyna sut <o'n nhw> [?] (y)n gwerthu ice_creamCE ar y frontCE yn AberystwythCE yn_dyfe # efo bikeCE .
  IMoh.IM be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT remember.NONFINremember.V.INFIN therethat_is.ADV howhow.INT be.3PL.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT sell.NONFINsell.V.INFIN ice_creamunk onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF frontfront.N.SG inin.PREP Aberystwythname PRT.INT.NEGunk withwith.PREP bikebike.N.SG.[or].pike.N.SG+SM
  oh, I remember that's how they sold ice-cream on the seafront in Aberystwyth, isn't it, with a bike
180RACmmmCE [?] a donkeysCE ar y frontCE yfe [?] ?
  IMmmm.IM andand.CONJ donkeysdonkey.N.SG+PL.[or].donkeys.N.PL onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF frontfront.N.SG PRT.INTisn't_it.IM.TAG
  mmm, and donkeys on the seafront, is it?
184RACsut wnaeth y CadwaladersCE dechrau de ?
  howhow.INT do.3S.PASTdo.V.3S.PAST+SM DETthe.DET.DEF Cadwaladersname start.NONFINbegin.V.INFIN thenbe.IM+SM
  how did the Cadwaladers start then?
199RACohCE rightCE <(y)dy (y)r teulu (y)n &da> [///] &d &d &d teulu dy dad sy (y)n rhedeg y cwmni te yfe xx ?
  IMoh.IM rightright.ADJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES DETthe.DET.DEF familyfamily.N.M.SG PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP familyfamily.N.M.SG POSS.2Syour.ADJ.POSS.2S fatherfather.N.M.SG+SM be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRTPRT run.NONFINrun.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF companycompany.N.M.SG thentea.N.M.SG PRT.INTisn't_it.IM.TAG
  oh right, is the family...it's your father's family that runs the company, then, is it [...] ?
210RACoedd IdwalCE arfer gweithio (y)n y bankCE <ym Machynll(eth)CE> [//] yn # DolgellauCE .
  be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF Idwalname use.NONFINuse.V.INFIN work.NONFINwork.V.INFIN inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF bankbank.N.SG inin.PREP Machynllethname inin.PREP Dolgellauname
  Idwal used to work at the bank in Machynll...in Dolgellau
294RACoedd y bobl yn gweithio i McalpinesCE .
  be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF DETthe.DET.DEF peoplepeople.N.F.SG+SM PRTPRT work.NONFINwork.V.INFIN forto.PREP Mcalpinesname
  the people worked for McAlpines
322RACfuodd eu mhab nhw lladd yn_do ar y by_passE # yn OswestryE .
  be.3S.PASTbe.V.3S.PAST+SM POSS.3PLtheir.ADJ.POSS.3P sonunk PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P kill.NONFINkill.V.INFIN TAGwasn't_it.IM onon.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF by_passunk inin.PREP Oswestryname
  their son was killed, wasn't he, on the by-pass in Oswestry
549RACyeahCE wedi cael y cyfle .
  yeahyeah.ADV PRT.PASTafter.PREP get.NONFINget.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF opportunityopportunity.N.M.SG
  yeah, had the opportunity
602RAC&kɛ [//] <o'n i meddwl> [?] <ni (y)n> [/] <ni (y)n &kɛl> [//] ni (y)n cerdded i ddal y busCE # a mynd â bikeCE i ddal y busCE .
  be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTin.PREP PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTin.PREP PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT walk.NONFINwalk.V.INFIN toto.PREP catch.NONFINcontinue.V.INFIN+SM DETthe.DET.DEF buspus.N.SG+SM.[or].bus.N.SG andand.CONJ go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN withwith.PREP bikebike.N.SG.[or].pike.N.SG+SM toto.PREP catch.NONFINcontinue.V.INFIN+SM DETthe.DET.DEF busbus.N.SG.[or].pus.N.SG+SM
  I was thinking, we...we...we walk to catch the bus, and take a bike to catch the bus
602RAC&kɛ [//] <o'n i meddwl> [?] <ni (y)n> [/] <ni (y)n &kɛl> [//] ni (y)n cerdded i ddal y busCE # a mynd â bikeCE i ddal y busCE .
  be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTin.PREP PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTin.PREP PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P PRTPRT walk.NONFINwalk.V.INFIN toto.PREP catch.NONFINcontinue.V.INFIN+SM DETthe.DET.DEF buspus.N.SG+SM.[or].bus.N.SG andand.CONJ go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN withwith.PREP bikebike.N.SG.[or].pike.N.SG+SM toto.PREP catch.NONFINcontinue.V.INFIN+SM DETthe.DET.DEF busbus.N.SG.[or].pus.N.SG+SM
  I was thinking, we...we...we walk to catch the bus, and take a bike to catch the bus
603RAC<oedd y nha(d)> [///] w cofio nhad yn godro &ð a umCE +// .
  be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF POSS.1Smy.ADJ.POSS.1S fatherfather.N.M.SG+NM be.1S.PRESooh.IM remember.NONFINremember.V.INFIN father.POSSD.1Sfather.N.M.SG+NM PRTPRT milk.NONFINmilk.V.INFIN andand.CONJ IMum.IM
  my father...I remember my father milking and um...
979RACoedd hi (ddi)m <yn &pʊ> [//] yn &t trafferthu i gystadlu # pan oedd hi gweld pwy oedd y beirniad .
  be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP PRTPRT bother.NONFINtrouble.V.INFIN toto.PREP compete.NONFINcompete.V.INFIN+SM whenwhen.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN whowho.PRON be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF DETthe.DET.DEF adjudicatoradjudicator.N.M.SG
  she didn't bother to compete when she saw who the judge was
1078RAC(dy)na pam <o(edd) fi> [?] (y)n gweud mae nhw (y)n dangos lawr yn yr [/] y Royal_WelshE a bethau fel (hyn)ny .
  therethat_is.ADV whywhy?.ADV be.1S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT show.NONFINshow.V.INFIN downdown.ADV.[or].floor.N.M.SG+SM inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF DETthe.DET.DEF Royal_Welshname andand.CONJ thingsthings.N.M.PL+SM likelike.CONJ thatthat.PRON.DEM.SP
  that's why I said, they exhibit down in the...the Royal Welsh and things like that
1108RAC+< yeahCE y sŵn (ba)swn i meddwl mwy na dim_byd &a [/] arall .
  yeahyeah.ADV DETthe.DET.DEF soundnoise.N.M.SG be.1S.CONDITbe.V.1S.PLUPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN moremore.ADJ.COMP PRTthan.CONJ nothingnothing.ADV otherother.ADJ
  yeah, the noise I'd think, more than anything else

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