|
LAGS |
659 |
Used to could.
|
used to |
could |
|
Female |
Black |
79 |
None |
GA (Clay County) |
GA (Fort Gaines) |
1978 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Montgomery |
217 |
I wish I had time to tell you some stories. I might should have done that rather than showing slides |
might |
should |
|
Male |
White |
30s |
Graduate school (Some) |
NC (Unknown) |
SC (Unknown) |
|
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2212 |
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
NC |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
1490 |
They might would have done better. |
might |
would |
|
Female |
White |
34 |
College (Graduate) |
SC (Rock Hill) |
SC (Columbia) |
2011 |
friend to friend |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
9 |
Could you drive back come Christmas? Might can.
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
brother to sister |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
415 |
Might could do that.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
27 |
College (Business administration degree) |
AR (Huguley) |
AR (Lanett) |
1978 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
756 |
She might could be a big help to you. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
60s |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
Early 1970s |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
314 |
I might couldn't.
|
might |
couldn't |
|
Male |
White |
76 |
10th grade |
LA (Mount Union) |
LA (Mount Union) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
1400 |
That might would be a good idea.
|
might |
would |
|
Female |
White |
30 |
Graduate school (Doctoral degree) |
TN (Seymour) |
SC (Columbia) |
2012 |
wife to husband |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
510 |
It might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
62 |
7th grade |
GA (Manor) |
GA (Statenville) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
106 |
You people might would get along with each other better if you would all just clean up after yourselves. |
might |
would |
|
Male |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
manager to staff |
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
Elsman |
833 |
The general public might would endure. |
might |
would |
|
Female |
White |
30s |
College (Graduate) |
SC (Unknown) |
SC (Columbia) |
2007 |
co-worker to co-worker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
352 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
89 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
MS (Freerun) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
606 |
Should ought to.
|
should |
ought to |
|
Male |
White |
58 |
Graduate school (Doctoral degree) |
LA (New Orleans) |
LA (New Orleans) |
1983 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
692 |
I used to could get money.
|
used to |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
8th grade |
TX (Harrisville) |
TX (Temple) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
250 |
You may can still [get a sack of flour]. |
may |
can |
|
Female |
White |
89 |
High school (Graduate) |
TN (Henry Co.) |
TN (Paris) |
1974 |
female to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2245 |
|
may |
can |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
AL |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
1451 |
I might could drive a race car. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
26 |
College (Graduate) |
SC (Greenwood) |
SC (Columbia) |
2010 |
friend to group |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1306 |
If the defense gets the offense the ball, yeah, we might could win the game |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
67 |
College (raduate |
AR (Fordyce) |
Television |
1980 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
42 |
If we could might get a piece of a car, things would be better. |
could |
might |
|
Female |
White |
50s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
aunt to niece |
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
448 |
I might could have done so-and-so.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
Black |
66 |
Graduate school (Master's degree) |
MS (Jackson) |
MS (Jackson) |
1972 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1036 |
Some people should- ought to be very careful about what they wish for. It might come true. |
should |
ought to |
|
Male |
White |
50s |
College (Graduate, B.S. degree) |
MA (Boston) |
Television |
1996 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
788 |
You might better shake it up. |
might |
better |
|
Female |
White |
30 |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Selma) |
early 1970s |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1398 |
I might better hurry |
might |
better |
|
Female |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Tyler) |
TX (Austin) |
1980 |
sister to sister |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
542 |
You might ought to go see about that.
|
might |
ought to |
|
Male |
White |
58 |
High school (Graduate) |
GA (Atlanta) |
GA (Atlanta) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
124 |
Could you might move that lamp so I can dust under it? |
could |
might |
|
Female |
White |
60s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
mother to daughter |
Spoken |
2.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
Montgomery |
186 |
I know I might could & should enjoy myself.
|
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Written |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
Elsman |
865 |
... 'cause he might would have a chance. |
might |
would |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
2007 |
|
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
England |
1181 |
[A: He doesn’t think people ought to smoke.] B: Well, they shouldn’t ought to, should they?
|
should |
ought to |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Newcastle) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Labov |
1242 |
Can you get your civil rights without getting your head busted? You might will in the long run. |
might |
will |
|
Unknown |
Black |
27 |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
NY (New York City) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
384 |
They might could be called.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
68 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
LA (Lake Charles) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
638 |
We used to could get it here.
|
used to |
could |
|
Male |
White |
85 |
8th grade |
AR (Helena) |
AR (Rondo) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
724 |
I don’t know what they used to would say.
|
used to |
would |
|
Male |
White |
53 |
College (Graduate, B.S. degree) |
AL (Thomaston) |
AL (Foley) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
282 |
I might can.
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
27 |
Technical school |
TX (Texarkana) |
TX (Texarkana) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1019 |
So Kayes said " You might should have told me that, months ago. |
might |
should |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Story |
1991 |
man to man |
Written |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
1994 |
If he's feeling better, he might could give us some playing time. It'll just depend on how he's doing tomorrow. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
25 |
College (Graduate) |
SC (Gaffney) |
SC (Columbia) |
2012 |
friend to friend |
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2277 |
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
60 to... |
Unknown |
Unknown |
VA |
|
Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1336 |
This thing here I might should turn over to Ann. |
might |
should |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1975 |
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
74 |
If all goes well, which it probably won't, I'm thinking I may can get it done by May. |
may |
can |
|
Female |
White |
20s |
Graduate school (Some) |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
female to female |
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
480 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
80 |
8th grade |
TN (Little Sycamore) |
TN (Little Sycamore) |
1972 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1003 |
Well, I think what we're seeing may will be the last chapter in the terrible story created by Slobodan Milosevic in the Balkans. |
may |
will |
|
Male |
White |
40 |
Graduate school (Master's degree) |
NY (New York) |
Television |
2000 |
panelist to broadcaster |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
Butters |
1208 |
The AIDS-infected child may could be allowed to visit the school for a short time during a controlled classroom activity. |
may |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Unknown) |
|
|
Written |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
574 |
I might would have gone, but it rained.
|
might |
would |
|
Female |
Black |
63 |
4th grade and vocational program |
GA (Barnesville) |
GA (Jackson) |
1973 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
660 |
Used to could.
|
used to |
could |
|
Female |
White |
81 |
4th grade |
FL (Sopchoppy) |
FL (Sopchoppy) |
1973 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Montgomery |
218 |
If we had such a network in 1989, we might could have saved two to three thousand dollars of the church's food. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
30s |
Graduate school (Doctoral degree) |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2213 |
|
may |
will |
|
Female |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
MA |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
1491 |
You might could look for it this way. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
20s |
Graduate school (Doctoral degree) |
SC (Columbia) |
SC (Columbia) |
2011 |
teacher to class |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
10 |
There were about four left in the bookstore. If you hurry you might can get one.
|
might |
can |
|
Female |
White |
20s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
student to student |
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
416 |
Might could do that.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
Black |
76 |
2 days of school |
TN (Fulton) |
TN (Fulton) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |