SIARAD - Roberts3
Instances of am for speaker MED

20MEDam bod yr [?] [//] isio mynd i (y)r gameCE oedden nhw de .
  forfor.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF wantwant.N.M.SG go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN toto.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF gamegame.N.SG.[or].came.AV.PAST+SM be.3PL.IMPbe.V.3P.IMPERF PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P TAGbe.IM+SM
  because the...they wanted to go to the game, didn't they
278MEDerCE chwilio am ei guitarCE neu (ryw)beth oedd o .
  IMer.IM look.NONFINsearch.V.INFIN forfor.PREP POSS.3Shis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S guitarguitar.N.SG oror.CONJ somethingsomething.N.M.SG+SM be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  er, he was looking for his guitar or something
354MEDyeahCE ti gweld am bod (y)na rei (y)n bob ysgol (fe)lly # erCE fel arfer yn helpu i gario pethau mewn .
  yeahyeah.ADV PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN forfor.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN therethere.ADV somesome.PRON+SM inin.PREP everyeach.PREQ+SM schoolschool.N.F.SG thusso.ADV IMer.IM likelike.CONJ habithabit.N.M.SG PRTPRT help.NONFINhelp.V.INFIN toto.PREP carry.NONFINcarry.V.INFIN+SM thingsthings.N.M.PL inin.PREP
  yeah, you see, because there are some in every school, like, er, usually, helping carry things in
447MEDohCE dw isio wneud (y)r un fath yn TregarthCE mynd yn_ôl am bod (y)na ddau ddim yna ti gweld .
  IMoh.IM be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES wantwant.N.M.SG do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM DETthe.DET.DEF oneone.NUM kindtype.N.F.SG+SM inin.PREP Tregarthname go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN backback.ADV forfor.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN therethere.ADV two.Mtwo.NUM.M+SM NEGnothing.N.M.SG+SM.[or].not.ADV+SM therethere.ADV PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S see.NONFINsee.V.INFIN
  oh I want to go back in Tregarth, go back because two weren't there, you see
516MED+" mae doctorCE deud (wr)tha i am gario bagCE papur efo fi # y bagCE (fe)lly <a chwyth(u)> [//] pan dw i (y)n cael # y panicCE (y)ma # &=imit:blow chwythu iddo fo .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES doctordoctor.N.SG say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN to.1Sto_me.PREP+PRON.1S PRON.1SI.PRON.1S tofor.PREP carry.NONFINcarry.V.INFIN+SM bagbag.N.SG paperpaper.N.M.SG withwith.PREP PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM DETthe.DET.DEF bagbag.N.SG thusso.ADV andand.CONJ blow.NONFINblow.V.INFIN whenwhen.CONJ be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S PRTPRT get.NONFINget.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF panicpanic.N.SG herehere.ADV blow.NONFINblow.V.INFIN to.3SMto_him.PREP+PRON.M.3S PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S
  "the doctor has told me to carry a paper bag around, the bag, like, and blow...when I get this panic, blow into it
986MEDmae mynd i gymryd HannahCE am ddiwrnod .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN toto.PREP take.NONFINtake.V.INFIN+SM Hannahname forfor.PREP dayday.N.M.SG+SM
  she's going to take Hannah for a day
1000MEDsoCE mae EmilyCE yn chymryd hi am ddiwrnod .
  soso.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES Emilyname PRTPRT take.NONFINtake.V.INFIN+AM PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S forfor.PREP dayday.N.M.SG+SM
  so Emily's taking her for a day
1069MED+, gwareiddiad (fe)lly (o)s [?] ti (y)n sôn am Ben_Llŷn # bechod .
  civilisationunk thusso.ADV ifif.CONJ PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT mentionmention.V.INFIN aboutfor.PREP Llŷn_Peninsulaname how_sad.IM
  civilisation, like, if you're talking about the Llŷn Peninsula, bless
1131MED&tsi meddwl am godi o i_fyny (fe)lly .
  think.NONFINthink.V.2S.IMPER aboutfor.PREP raise.NONFINlift.V.INFIN+SM PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S upup.ADV thusso.ADV
  [...] thinking about raising him, like
1133MEDneu meddwl am Nain yn gwarchod wyt ti ia ?
  oror.CONJ think.NONFINthought.N.M.SG.[or].think.V.2S.IMPER.[or].think.V.3S.PRES.[or].think.V.INFIN aboutfor.PREP Granname PRTPRT guard.NONFINprotect.V.INFIN be.2S.PRESbe.V.2S.PRES PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S yesyes.ADV
  or you're thinking about Gran babysittin, are you?
1172MED+< am bod Nain a Taid .
  forfor.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN Granname andand.CONJ Grandadname
  because Gran and Grandad
1182MEDwsti fel mae nhw de # xx sôn am OsianCE .
  know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES likelike.CONJ be.3PL.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P TAGbe.IM+SM mention.NONFINmention.V.INFIN aboutfor.PREP Osianname
  you know how they are, isn't it [...] talking about Osian
1184MED&di [//] mae erCE <am ei> [?] [//] amdano fo bob amser chwarae isio gafael llaw xx .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES IMer.IM forfor.PREP POSS.3Shis.ADJ.POSS.M.3S for.3SMfor_him.PREP+PRON.M.3S PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S everyeach.PREQ+SM timetime.N.M.SG play.NONFINplay.V.INFIN wantwant.N.M.SG hold.NONFINgrasp.V.INFIN handhand.N.F.SG
  she's, er around him every play time, wanting to hold his hand
1380MEDdoes (yn)a (ddi)m dwywaith am hynny nag oes wsti .
  be.3S.PRES.NEGbe.V.3S.PRES.INDEF.NEG therethere.ADV NEGnothing.N.M.SG+SM.[or].not.ADV+SM twicetwice.ADV aboutfor.PREP thatthat.PRON.DEM.SP NEGthan.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES.INDEF know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES
  there's no two ways about that, is there, you know

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