SIARAD - Davies17
Instances of ffordd for speaker ROB

168ROB+, (we)di deud na ["] mewn ffordd .
  PRT.PASTafter.PREP say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN nono.ADV.[or].PRT.NEG.[or].who_not.PRON.REL.NEG.[or].(n)or.CONJ.[or].than.CONJ inin.PREP wayway.N.F.SG
  said no in a way
180ROBtimod dyn nhw (ddi)m yn dallt bod (y)na bobl # sy # mewn ffordd <byth yn> [/] byth yn siarad Saesneg # oni_bai bod nhw allan mewn ryw sefyllfa # timod annaturiol bron neu [?] bron iawn iddyn nhw timod .
  know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES be.3PL.PRES.NEGman.N.M.SG PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT understand.NONFINunderstand.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN therethere.ADV peoplepeople.N.F.SG+SM be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL inin.PREP wayway.N.F.SG nevernever.ADV PRTPRT nevernever.ADV PRTPRT speak.NONFINtalk.V.INFIN EnglishEnglish.N.F.SG unlessunk be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P outout.ADV inin.PREP somesome.PREQ+SM situationsituation.N.F.SG know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES unnaturalunk almostbreast.N.F.SG.[or].almost.ADV oror.CONJ almostbreast.N.F.SG.[or].almost.ADV veryOK.ADV for.3PLto_them.PREP+PRON.3P PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P know.2wknow.V.2S.PRES
  you know, they don't understand that there are people who, in a way, never...never speak English, unless they're out in some situation that's, you know unnatural almost, or very nearly, for them, you know
210ROBond dyna un o (y)r pethau mae PeredurCE edrych arno fo dw meddwl ydy # y ffordd # mae pobl yn [/] yn # dewis geiriau benthyg yn_ôl be dw i (y)n dallt .
  butbut.CONJ therethat_is.ADV oneone.NUM ofof.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF thingsthings.N.M.PL be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES Peredurname look.NONFINlook.V.INFIN on.3SMon_him.PREP+PRON.M.3S PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES DETthe.DET.DEF wayway.N.F.SG be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES peoplepeople.N.F.SG PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP PRTPRT choose.NONFINchoose.V.INFIN wordswords.N.M.PL borrow.NONFINloan.N.M.SG.[or].lend.V.3S.PRES.[or].lend.V.INFIN afterback.ADV whatwhat.INT be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT understand.NONFINunderstand.V.INFIN
  but that's one of the things Peredur's looking at, I think, is the way people choose loan words, as I understand it
221ROBachos <dw i> [/] dw i (y)n teimlo mewn [/] mewn ffordd fod o methiant timod +/ .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT feel.NONFINfeel.V.INFIN inin.PREP inin.PREP wayway.N.F.SG be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S failurefailure.N.M.SG know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES
  because I...I feel in...in a way that it's a failure, you know
227ROBdw i meddwl bod nhw (y)n poeni amdano fo (y)n yr un ffordd sti .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT worry.NONFINworry.V.INFIN about.3SMfor_him.PREP+PRON.M.3S PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF oneone.NUM wayway.N.F.SG know.2Syou_know.IM
  I think they worry about it in the same way, you know
244ROBa mae nhw gwneud o lotCE mwy na pobl iau # mewn ffordd .
  andand.CONJ be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S lotlot.N.SG moremore.ADJ.COMP PRT(n)or.CONJ peoplepeople.N.F.SG youngeryounger.ADJ.COMP inin.PREP wayway.N.F.SG
  and they do it a lot more than younger people in a way
259ROBsoCE ond [/] ond newydd dechrau siarad Saesneg oedd o mewn ffordd .
  soso.ADV butbut.CONJ butbut.CONJ newlynew.ADJ start.NONFINbeginning.N.M.SG.[or].begin.V.INFIN speak.NONFINtalk.V.INFIN EnglishEnglish.N.F.SG be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S inin.PREP wayway.N.F.SG
  so he'd only just started speaking English in a way
389ROBdw i (y)n cael yr un # peth y ffordd arall efo hen bossCE fi fan hyn .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT get.NONFINget.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF oneone.NUM thingthing.N.M.SG DETthe.DET.DEF wayway.N.F.SG otherother.ADJ withwith.PREP oldold.ADJ bossboss.N.SG.[or].poss.SV.INFIN+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM thisthis.ADJ.DEM.SP
  I get the same thing the other way with my old boss here
397ROBachos <dw i &m> [/] dw i meddwl mai Saesneg # mae o (y)n dewis siarad cynta # a FfionCE xx yn yr un ffordd <sy (y)n> [/] # sy (y)n # iawn timod .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN PRTthat_it_is.CONJ.FOCUS EnglishEnglish.N.F.SG be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT choose.NONFINchoose.V.INFIN speak.NONFINtalk.V.INFIN firstfirst.ORD andand.CONJ Ffionname inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF oneone.NUM wayway.N.F.SG be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRTPRT rightOK.ADV know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES
  because I...I think that it's English that he chooses to speak first, and Ffion [...] in the same way, which is...which is alright, you know
650ROBachos xxx # dyna (y)r # math o [/] # <o &b> [/] o beth mae rywun yn disgwyl mewn ffordd yn_d(e) [/] yn_de (y)dy cael lotCE o hen bobl .
  becausebecause.CONJ therethat_is.ADV DETthe.DET.DEF kindtype.N.F.SG ofof.PREP ofof.PREP ofof.PREP thingwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES somebodysomeone.N.M.SG+SM PRTPRT expect.NONFINexpect.V.INFIN inin.PREP wayway.N.F.SG TAGisn't_it.IM TAGisn't_it.IM be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES get.NONFINget.V.INFIN lotlot.N.SG ofof.PREP oldold.ADJ peoplepeople.N.F.SG+SM
  because [...] that's the kind of...of...of thing one expects in a way, isn't it, is to have a lot of old people
739ROBwedyn # <oedd (y)na ryw> [///] # yn [?] [//] mewn ryw ffordd oedd yr ysgol # yn [/] yn # hybu i [=? eu] blant # nhw i <fynd i (y)r> [/] fynd i (y)r eglwys wrth_gwrs ac yn dis(gwyl) +// .
  thenafterwards.ADV be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF therethere.ADV somesome.PREQ+SM inPRT.[or].in.PREP inin.PREP somesome.PREQ+SM wayway.N.F.SG be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF DETthe.DET.DEF sxhoolschool.N.F.SG PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP PRTPRT promote.NONFINpromote.V.INFIN forto.PREP childrenchild.N.M.PL+SM PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P toto.PREP go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN+SM toto.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN+SM toto.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF churchchurch.N.F.SG of_courseof_course.ADV andand.CONJ PRTPRT expect.NONFINexpect.V.INFIN
  so there was some...in some way the school promoted [encouraged?] their children to go to the...go to the church of course, and expected...

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