SIARAD - Davies17
Instances of meddwl for speaker ROB

14ROBohCE rightCE achos o'n i meddwl bod o (y)n +/ .
  IMoh.IM rightright.ADJ becausebecause.CONJ be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP
  oh right, because I thought it was...
156ROBac <oedd hi (y)n> [//] oedd hi (we)di # meddwl mai (y)r un sefyllfa # o'n i (fe)lly ond bod o # dipyn [//] fel yn groes os rywbeth .
  andand.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S PRT.PASTafter.PREP think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN PRTthat_it_is.CONJ.FOCUS DETthe.DET.DEF oneone.NUM situationsituation.N.F.SG be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S thusso.ADV butbut.CONJ be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S a_littlelittle_bit.N.M.SG+SM PRTlike.CONJ acrossPRT ifcross.N.F.SG+SM somethingif.CONJ something.N.M.SG+SM
  and she was...she thought I had the same situation, like, but that it was a bit...the opposite if something
166ROBxx dw i meddwl bod o (y)n bityCE <bod nhw> [//] bod ni +/ .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT pitypity.N.SG+SM be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P
  [...] I think it's a shame that they...that we...
169ROBachos <mae o> [?] [//] # mae rywbeth sy (y)n hybu (y)r Gymraeg a [/] # a hybu # diwylliant Cymru yn rywbeth da dw i meddwl # fel umCE # ohCE Big_BrotherCE wrth_gwrs efo GlynCE <ti weld> [?] .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES somethingsomething.N.M.SG+SM be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRTPRT promote.NONFINpromote.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF WelshWelsh.N.F.SG+SM andand.CONJ andand.CONJ promote.NONFINpromote.V.INFIN cultureculture.N.M.SG.[or].enlighten.V.3P.PRES WalesWales.N.F.SG.PLACE PRTPRT somethingsomething.N.M.SG+SM goodgood.ADJ be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN likelike.CONJ IMum.IM IMoh.IM Big_Brothername of_courseof_course.ADV withwith.PREP Glynname PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN+SM
  because it's...anything that promotes Welsh and...and promotes the culture of Wales is a good thing, I think, like um, oh Big Brother, of course, with Glyn, you see
174ROBachos dw i dal yn meddwl bod lotCE o Saeson # yn [/] yn ystyried Gymraeg fel ryw fath o hobbyCE timod bod o ddim yn [/] # yn iaith [/] # iaith gartre (fe)lly i bobl mamiaith .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S stillstill.ADV PRTPRT think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN lotlot.N.SG ofof.PREP English_peoplename PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP PRTPRT consider.NONFINconsider.V.INFIN WelshWelsh.N.F.SG+SM likelike.CONJ somesome.PREQ+SM kindtype.N.F.SG+SM ofof.PREP hobbyhobby.N.SG know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP languagelanguage.N.F.SG languagelanguage.N.F.SG homehome.N.M.SG+SM thusso.ADV forto.PREP peoplepeople.N.F.SG+SM mother_tonguemother-tongue.N.F.SG
  because I still think that a lot of English people consider Welsh to be some kind of hobby, you know, that it's not a home language, a mother tongue
182ROB&s justCE [?] meddwl am bobl fel GlynCE a pobl o'n i (y)n (y)r ysgol efo nhw # GwilCE ella .
  justjust.ADV think.NONFINthought.N.M.SG.[or].think.V.2S.IMPER.[or].think.V.3S.PRES.[or].think.V.INFIN aboutfor.PREP peoplepeople.N.F.SG+SM likelike.CONJ Glynname andand.CONJ peoplepeople.N.F.SG be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF schoolschool.N.F.SG withwith.PREP PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P Gwilname perhapsmaybe.ADV
  just thinking about people like Glyn and people I was in school with, Gwil perhaps
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
214ROBachos <dw i (y)n> [///] # fel pawb sy (we)di dysgu Cymraeg dw meddwl dw i wneud mwy o ymdrech ella # na lotCE o Gymry gymraeg i # drio defnyddio # geiriau Cymraeg drwy (y)r amser (fe)lly # heb # defnyddio geiriau Saesneg .
  becausebecause.CONJ be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP likelike.CONJ everybodyeveryone.PRON be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRT.PASTafter.PREP lear.NONFINteach.V.INFIN WelshWelsh.N.F.SG be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM moremore.ADJ.COMP ofof.PREP efforteffort.N.MF.SG perhapsmaybe.ADV PRT(n)or.CONJ lotlot.N.SG ofof.PREP Welsh_peopleWelsh_people.N.M.PL+SM welshunk toto.PREP try.NONFINtry.V.INFIN+SM use.NONFINuse.V.INFIN wordswords.N.M.PL WelshWelsh.N.F.SG throughthrough.PREP+SM DETthe.DET.DEF timetime.N.M.SG thusso.ADV withoutwithout.PREP use.NONFINuse.V.INFIN wordswords.N.M.PL EnglishEnglish.N.F.SG
  because I...like everybody who's learnt Welsh, I think I make more of an effort, perhaps, than a lot of Welsh speakers to try to use Welsh words all the time without using English words
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
229ROBti meddwl bod nhw ?
  PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P
  do you think they do?
247ROBond un peth sy (y)n diddorol # am hynny dw i meddwl ydy # mae (y)na lotCE ohonyn nhw rŵan yn [/] yn # reallyE timod self_consciousE amdan y peth .
  butbut.CONJ oneone.NUM thingthing.N.M.SG be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRTPRT interestinginteresting.ADJ aboutfor.PREP thatthat.PRON.DEM.SP be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES therethere.ADV lotlot.N.SG of.3PLfrom_them.PREP+PRON.3P PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P nownow.ADV PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP PRTPRT reallyreal.ADJ+ADV know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES self_consciousunk aboutfor_them.PREP+PRON.3P DETthe.DET.DEF thingthing.N.M.SG
  but one thing that's interesting about that, I think, is that a lot of them now are really, you know, self-conscious about it
282ROB+, sy (y)n Gymry cymraeg pur ond [/] ond justCE heb meddwl yn defnyddio geiriau Saesneg # lle dw i wastad yn meddwl +"/ .
  be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRTPRT Welsh_peopleWelsh_people.N.M.PL+SM welshunk purefairly.PREQ.[or].pure.ADJ butbut.CONJ butbut.CONJ justjust.ADV withoutwithout.PREP think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN PRTPRT use.NONFINuse.V.INFIN wordswords.N.M.PL EnglishEnglish.N.F.SG wherewhere.INT be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S alwaysflat.ADJ+SM PRTPRT think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN
  who are pure Welsh speakers, but...but, just who use English words without thinking, where I always think:
282ROB+, sy (y)n Gymry cymraeg pur ond [/] ond justCE heb meddwl yn defnyddio geiriau Saesneg # lle dw i wastad yn meddwl +"/ .
  be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRTPRT Welsh_peopleWelsh_people.N.M.PL+SM welshunk purefairly.PREQ.[or].pure.ADJ butbut.CONJ butbut.CONJ justjust.ADV withoutwithout.PREP think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN PRTPRT use.NONFINuse.V.INFIN wordswords.N.M.PL EnglishEnglish.N.F.SG wherewhere.INT be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S alwaysflat.ADJ+SM PRTPRT think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN
  who are pure Welsh speakers, but...but, just who use English words without thinking, where I always think:
314ROBxx wedyn fysai rywun (we)di meddwl bod o # wedi siarad Saesneg efo (e)i dad .
  thenafterwards.ADV be.3S.CONDITfinger.V.3S.IMPERF+SM somebodysomeone.N.M.SG+SM PRT.PASTafter.PREP think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRT.PASTafter.PREP speak.NONFINtalk.V.INFIN EnglishEnglish.N.F.SG withwith.PREP POSS.3SMhis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S fatherfather.N.M.SG+SM
  [...] then one would have thought that he had spoken English to his father
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
437ROB+< oedd ti (we)di mynd dw i meddwl .
  be.2S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRT.PASTafter.PREP go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN
  you'd gone, I think
486ROB+< ohCE justCE gormod o ludw a ballu fyswn i meddwl .
  IMoh.IM justjust.ADV too_muchtoo_much.QUANT ofof.PREP sootashes.N.M.PL+SM andand.CONJ suchsuchlike.PRON be.1S.CONDITfinger.V.1S.IMPERF+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN
  oh just too much soot and so on, I'd think
584ROB+< yeahCE seicolegol dw meddwl .
  yeahyeah.ADV psychologicalpsychological.ADJ be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN
  yea psychological, I think
693ROBond [/] ond tydy o ddim erbyn hyn dw i (ddi)m yn meddwl .
  butbut.CONJ butbut.CONJ be.3S.PRES.NEGunk PRON.3SMof.PREP NEGnothing.N.M.SG+SM byby.PREP thisthis.PRON.DEM.SP be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN
  but...but it's not by now, I don't think
716ROBjustCE rywbeth [/] # rywbeth arall sy (we)di newid xx [//] dw i meddwl .
  justjust.ADV somethingsomething.N.M.SG+SM somethingsomething.N.M.SG+SM otherother.ADJ be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL PRT.PASTafter.PREP change.NONFINchange.V.INFIN be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN
  just it's something else that's changed [...] I think

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