SIARAD - Davies3
Instances of sôn for speaker TOS

304TOSaeth o (y)n rightCE dda (he)fyd (e)nwedig yr un unigol # sôn am y bandCE a stuffCE .
  go.3S.PASTgo.V.3S.PAST PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT rightright.ADJ goodgood.ADJ+SM alsoalso.ADV particularespecially.ADJ DETthe.DET.DEF oneone.NUM individualsingular.ADJ.[or].individual.ADJ mention.NONFINmention.V.INFIN aboutfor.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF bandband.N.SG andand.CONJ stuffstuff.SV.INFIN
  it went quite well too, especially the individual one, talking about the band, and stuff
335TOSyn union <fath â> [/] fath â o'ch chdi # sôn am clarinetCE neu rywbeth ella &n rywbeth ti ddim &ri [//] wir isio sôn o_flaen +/ .
  PRTPRT exactexact.ADJ kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.PREP kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ be.2S.PRESunk PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S mention.NONFINmention.V.INFIN aboutfor.PREP clarinetclarinet.N.SG oror.CONJ somethingsomething.N.M.SG+SM perhapsmaybe.ADV somethingsomething.N.M.SG+SM PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S NEGnot.ADV+SM reallytrue.ADJ+SM wantwant.N.M.SG mention.NONFINmention.V.INFIN beforein front of.PREP
  exactly, like...like you were talking about the clarinet or something, maybe something you don't really want to talk about in front of...
335TOSyn union <fath â> [/] fath â o'ch chdi # sôn am clarinetCE neu rywbeth ella &n rywbeth ti ddim &ri [//] wir isio sôn o_flaen +/ .
  PRTPRT exactexact.ADJ kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.PREP kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ be.2S.PRESunk PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S mention.NONFINmention.V.INFIN aboutfor.PREP clarinetclarinet.N.SG oror.CONJ somethingsomething.N.M.SG+SM perhapsmaybe.ADV somethingsomething.N.M.SG+SM PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S NEGnot.ADV+SM reallytrue.ADJ+SM wantwant.N.M.SG mention.NONFINmention.V.INFIN beforein front of.PREP
  exactly, like...like you were talking about the clarinet or something, maybe something you don't really want to talk about in front of...
339TOSond oedd sôn am y bandCE yn funnyE fath â rhedeg dros y swimmingE poolCE a +/ .
  butbut.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF mention.NONFINmention.V.INFIN aboutfor.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF bandband.N.SG PRTPRT funnyfunny.ADJ kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ run.NONFINrun.V.INFIN overover.PREP+SM DETthe.DET.DEF swimmingunk poolpool.N.SG andand.CONJ
  but talking about the band was funny, like running across the swimming pool and...
366TOStimod # fath â yn (y)r ysgol <fath â> [?] hefo RichCE a pethau xx deud # fath â &s # sôn amdan fath â +"/ .
  know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF schoolschool.N.F.SG kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ withwith.PREP+H Richname andand.CONJ thingsthings.N.M.PL say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ mention.NONFINmention.V.INFIN aboutfor_them.PREP+PRON.3P kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.CONJ
  you know, like in school, like with Rich and things [...] say, like, talk about, like...
487TOS&m bob tro (y)n sôn +"/ .
  everyeach.PREQ+SM turnturn.N.M.SG.[or].turn.V.2S.IMPER PRTPRT mention.NONFINmention.V.INFIN
  always saying:
611TOSa mae (y)n nightmareE gweld cerdd sy justCE fath â # dw (ddi)m yn gwybod be mae o amdan <be &m> [/] be mae o (y)n sôn .
  andand.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP nightmarenightmare.N.SG see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN poemmusic.N.F.SG be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL kindjust.ADV withtype.N.F.SG+SM be.1S.PRESas.CONJ NEGbe.V.1S.PRES PRTnot.ADV+SM know.NONFINPRT whatknow.V.INFIN be.3S.PRESwhat.INT PRON.3SMbe.V.3S.PRES abouthe.PRON.M.3S whatfor_them.PREP+PRON.3P whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESwhat.INT PRON.3SMbe.V.3S.PRES PRThe.PRON.M.3S mention.NONFINPRT mention.V.INFIN
  and it's a nightmare to see a poem that's just, like, I don't know what it's about, what...what it talks about
626TOSti (y)n gorfod # gwybod be mae (y)r bardd yn sôn amdano # pwy ydy (y)r bardd # mesur y gerdd .
  PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT must.NONFINhave_to.V.INFIN knowknow.V.INFIN whatwhat.INT be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES DETthe.DET.DEF poetpoet.N.M.SG PRTPRT mention.NONFINmention.V.INFIN about.3SMfor_him.PREP+PRON.M.3S whowho.PRON be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES DETthe.DET.DEF poetpoet.N.M.SG metermeasure.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF poemmusic.N.F.SG+SM
  you have to know what the poet's talking about, who the poet is, the poem's meter
870TOSyeahCE # <bob tro (y)n sôn am> [?] Soccer_A_MCE actuallyE .
  yeahyeah.ADV everyeach.PREQ+SM turnturn.N.M.SG.[or].turn.V.2S.IMPER PRTPRT mention.NONFINmention.V.INFIN aboutfor.PREP Soccer_A_Mname actuallyactual.ADJ+ADV
  yeah, always talk about Soccer AM actually
871TOS<(doe)s (yn)a (ddi)m> [?] sôn am unrhyw sianel arall +/ .
  be.3S.PRES.NEGbe.V.3S.PRES.INDEF.NEG therethere.ADV NEGnot.ADV+SM mention.NONFINmention.V.INFIN aboutfor.PREP anyany.ADJ channelchannel.N.F.SG otherother.ADJ
  there's no mention of any other channel
909TOSmeddwl [?] bod chdi (y)n gwybod pwy dw i (y)n sôn amdano ella &=laugh .
  think.NONFINthink.V.2S.IMPER be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN whowho.PRON be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT mention.NONFINmention.V.INFIN about.3SMfor_him.PREP+PRON.M.3S perhapsmaybe.ADV
  think you know who I'm talking about perhaps

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