SIARAD - Roberts4
Instances of de for speaker MEC

2MECdistaw cymharu efo gweddill o chi de .
  quietsilent.ADJ compare.NONFINcompare.V.INFIN withwith.PREP restremnant.N.M.SG.[or].remainder.N.M.SG ofof.PREP PRON.2PLyou.PRON.2P TAGbe.IM+SM
  quiet compared to the rest of you, you know
94MEC<doedden ni> [//] # oedden ni chwarae (y)n # sâl de .
  be.1PL.IMP.NEGbe.V.3P.IMPERF.NEG PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P be.1PL.IMPbe.V.1P.IMPERF PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P play.NONFINplay.V.INFIN PRTPRT sickill.ADJ TAGbe.IM+SM
  we weren't...we were playing poorly, you know
158MECa mae hynna ifanc iawn i deamCE rugbyCE # dynion de .
  andand.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES thatthat.PRON.DEM.SP youngyoung.ADJ veryvery.ADV forto.PREP teamteam.N.SG+SM rugbyrugby.N.SG menmen.N.M.PL TAGbe.IM+SM
  and that's very young for a men's rugby team, you know
162MECond dyna (y)dy pawb yn goleg de .
  butbut.CONJ therethat_is.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES everybodyeveryone.PRON inPRT collegecollege.N.M.SG+SM TAGbe.IM+SM
  but that's what everybody is at uni, isn't it
262MECdefenceE nhw de +/ .
  defencedefence.N.SG PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P TAGbe.IM+SM
  their defence, right...
409MEC&s dw (ddi)m yn meddwl fedr(a) fi # ffordio i fynd i CanadaCE de ha (y)ma .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN can.1S.NONPASTbe_able.V.1S.PRES+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM afford.NONFINunk go.NONFINto.PREP togo.V.INFIN+SM Canadato.PREP TAGname summerbe.IM+SM heresummer.N.M.SG here.ADV
  I don't think I can afford to go to Canada, you know, this summer
568MECmae o &l [/] # lan y môr niceCE de .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S shoreshore.N.F.SG+SM DETthe.DET.DEF seasea.N.M.SG nicenice.ADJ TAGbe.IM+SM
  it is a nice beach, you know
668MEC<dw i> [/] <dw i> [/] <dw (ddi)m yn me(ddwl)> [//] &ʔ <dw i (ddi)m yn> [///] gynno fi ddim co fod yna de .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP with.1Swith_him.PREP+PRON.M.3S PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM NEGnothing.N.M.SG+SM.[or].not.ADV+SM memoryunk be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN+SM therethere.ADV TAGbe.IM+SM
  I...I...I don't think...I don't...I have no memory of being there, you know
745MECohCE na ond <(dy)dy hynna (ddi)m &ðə> [///] mae o (y)n dipyn mwy i ni o [=? yn] fa(n) (y)ma de .
  IMoh.IM nono.ADV butbut.CONJ be.3S.PRES.NEGbe.V.3S.PRES.NEG thatthat.PRON.DEM.SP NEGnothing.N.M.SG+SM.[or].not.ADV+SM be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT a_littlelittle_bit.N.M.SG+SM moremore.ADJ.COMP forto.PREP PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P fromof.PREP placeplace.N.MF.SG+SM herehere.ADV TAGbe.IM+SM
  oh no, but that's...it's quite a bit more for us from here, you know
894MECond <ella mai hi sy heb (we)di ateb o> [=! laughs] (he)fyd de .
  butbut.CONJ perhapsmaybe.ADV PRTthat_it_is.CONJ.FOCUS PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S be.PRES.RELbe.V.3S.PRES.REL withoutwithout.PREP PRT.PASTafter.PREP answer.NONFINanswer.V.INFIN PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S alsoalso.ADV toobe.IM+SM
  but perhaps she just hasn't answered it, too, you know
990MEC+< o'n i licio (y)r questionCE gafon ni de .
  be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S like.NONFINlike.V.INFIN DETthe.DET.DEF questionquestion.N.SG get.1PL.PASTget.V.1P.PAST+SM PRON.1PLwe.PRON.1P TAGbe.IM+SM
  I liked the question we got, you know
1052MECond un newydd (y)dy hwn de .
  butbut.CONJ oneone.NUM newnew.ADJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES thisthis.PRON.DEM.M.SG TAGbe.IM+SM
  but this is a new one, isn't it
1139MECond # careE deliveryE ydy o de soCE +.. .
  butbut.CONJ carecare.V.INFIN deliverydelivery.N.SG be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S TAGbe.IM+SM soso.ADV
  but it's care delivery, isn't it, so...
1185MECacho(s) [//] # ond <ti mynd yn> [///] un personCE ti siarad am de .
  becausebecause.CONJ butbut.CONJ PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN PRTPRT oneone.NUM personperson.N.SG PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S speak.NONFINtalk.V.INFIN aboutfor.PREP TAGbe.IM+SM
  because...but you're going...you're only talking about one person, aren't you
1321MECsoCE dw isio justCE # mynd yn_ôl ato fo a wneud o # y pedwar ochr de mynd # mamCE mamCE fi # mamCE dadCE fi dadCE dadCE fi dadCE mamCE fi .
  soso.ADV be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES wantwant.N.M.SG justjust.ADV.[or].just.ADJ go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN backback.ADV to.3SMto_him.PREP+PRON.M.3S PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S andand.CONJ do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN+SM PRON.3SMof.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF four.Mfour.NUM.M sideside.N.F.SG TAGbe.IM+SM go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN mothermam.N.SG mothermam.N.SG PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM mothermam.N.SG fatherdad.N.SG PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM fatherdad.N.SG fatherdad.N.SG PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM fatherdad.N.SG mothermam.N.SG PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM
  so I want to just go back to it and do it, the four sides, you know, go my mother's mother, my father's mother, my father's father, my mother's father

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