|
LAMSAS |
1590 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
73 |
"slight" |
VA (Smith Mount Farm, Horners Mill) |
VA (Smith Mount Farm, Horners Mill) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1574 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
77 |
1 year |
VA (Colchester) |
VA (Colchester) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1665 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
77 |
1 year |
VA (Dutch Creek) |
VA (Dutch Creek) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1666 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Female |
White |
77 |
1 year |
VA (Dutch Creek) |
VA (Dutch Creek) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1668 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Female |
White |
83 |
1 year |
VA (Battery Creek) |
VA (Battery Creek) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1581 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
83 |
1 year |
VA (Alsop) |
VA (Alsop) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
440 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
82 |
1-2 years of school; illiterate |
LA (Donaldsville) |
LA (Donaldsville) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1704 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
82 |
1.5 months every summer |
NC (New Englehard) |
NC (New Englehard) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
725 |
They used to would walk. |
used to |
would |
|
Male |
White |
49 |
10th grade |
AR (Leslie/Maple Grove area) |
AR (Baker) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
757 |
There might could be some’in somewhere. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
16 |
10th grade |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
Early 1970s |
stranger |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
568 |
Might would cause you to break out.
|
might |
would |
|
Female |
White |
57 |
10th grade |
GA (Clinch County) |
GA (Homerville) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
410 |
I might could do it.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
76 |
10th grade |
LA (Mount Union) |
LA (Mount Union) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
505 |
I might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
55 |
10th grade |
TX (Beaumont) |
TX (Sabine Pass) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
277 |
I might can get the work finished.
|
might |
can |
|
Female |
Black |
78 |
10th grade |
GA (Jackson) |
GA (Jackson) |
1973 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
700 |
Used to wouldn't have.
|
used to |
wouldn't |
|
Female |
White |
76 |
10th grade |
GA (Palmyra) |
GA (Leesburg) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1956 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
71 |
10th grade |
GA (Lollie) |
GA (Lollie) |
1971 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
449 |
We might could have found it.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
85 |
10th grade |
MS (Kosciusko) |
MS (McCool) |
1980 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
797 |
Well, I useta could play fairly well.
|
used to |
could |
|
Male |
White |
80 |
10th grade |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
1972 |
Unknown |
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 |
|
LAGS |
640 |
I used to could.
|
used to |
could |
|
Male |
White |
65 |
10th grade |
GA (Walton County) |
GA (Walnut Grove) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
641 |
I used to could.
|
used to |
could |
|
Female |
White |
71 |
10th grade |
FL (Rockmart) |
FL (Rockmart) |
1973 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
317 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
71 |
10th grade |
GA (Walton Co.) |
GA (Monroe) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
648 |
I used to could blow anything on a French harp.
|
used to |
could |
|
Male |
White |
76 |
10th grade |
LA (Mount Union) |
LA (Mount Union) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
524 |
Might could tell him.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
69 |
10th grade |
LA (Coushatta) |
LA (Coushatta) |
1978 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
431 |
You might could find one or two.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
77 |
10th grade |
LA (New Era) |
LA (New Era) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1971 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
61 |
10th grade |
GA (Carnesville) |
GA (Carnesville) |
1968 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
400 |
I might could do it.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
67 |
10th grade |
GA (Pembroke) |
GA (Pembroke) |
1968 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
466 |
You might could help out.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
71 |
10th grade |
FL (Rockmart) |
FL (Rockmart) |
1973 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
687 |
I used to could play a harp.
|
used to |
could |
|
Male |
White |
77 |
10th grade |
MS (Homewood) |
MS (Trenton) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1625 |
might can |
might |
can |
|
Female |
White |
44 |
10th grade |
VA (Whitleys Store) |
VA (Whitleys Store) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
302 |
I might can think back.
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
70 |
10th grade |
GA (Georgetown) |
GA (Georgetown) |
1978 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
304 |
He might can tell you.
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
46 |
10th grade |
FL (Lake City) |
FL (Hopeful Church) |
1973 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
490 |
I might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
73 |
10th reader |
MS (Shucktown) |
MS (Klondike) |
1972 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
473 |
Might could help you.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
84 |
11th grade |
TX (Corpus Christi) |
TX (Corpus Christi) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
695 |
Used to might.
|
used to |
might |
|
Male |
White |
77 |
11th grade |
AL (New Brockton) |
AL (New Brockton) |
1976 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
247 |
may can
|
may |
can |
|
Male |
White |
59 |
11th grade |
LA (Kentwood) |
LA (East Fork) |
1974 |
male to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
607 |
Shouldn't ought to.
|
shouldn't |
ought to |
|
Male |
White |
66 |
11th grade |
GA (Decatur) |
GA (Decatur) |
1976 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
575 |
He might would.
|
might |
would |
|
Male |
Black |
71 |
11th grade |
AL (Clanton) |
AL (Clanton) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
460 |
Might could have offered some assistance.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
37 |
11th grade |
TX (Harmony) |
TX (Harmony) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
586 |
I might would say that. |
might |
would |
|
Female |
White |
69 |
11th grade |
MS (Soso) |
MS (Soso) |
1973 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1810 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
53 |
11th grade |
NC (Boiling Springs) |
NC (Boiling Springs) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
301 |
I might can tell you.
|
might |
can |
|
Female |
White |
44 |
11th grade |
GA (Marietta) |
GA (Marietta) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1978 |
might possibly will |
might |
possibly |
will |
Female |
White |
45 |
11th grade |
GA (Decatur) |
GA (Decatur) |
1970 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1637 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
68 |
12 months |
VA (CaIla) |
VA (CaIra) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
537 |
Might could've helped me.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
44 |
12th grade |
MS (Bogue Chitto) |
MS (Bogue Chitto) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
549 |
Might have used to said it.
|
might have |
used to |
|
Female |
White |
66 |
12th grade |
MS (Harrison County) |
MS (Saucier) |
1972 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
585 |
Might would say.
|
might |
would |
|
Male |
White |
44 |
12th grade |
MS (Bogue Chitto) |
MS (Bogue Chitto) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
493 |
I might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
39 |
12th grade |
LA (Zachary) |
LA (Zachary) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
625 |
But I used to could.
|
used to |
could |
|
Male |
White |
36 |
12th grade |
LA (Monroe) |
LA (Monroe) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
497 |
I might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
36 |
12th grade |
LA (Monroe) |
LA (Monroe) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
563 |
I might would call her.
|
might |
would |
|
Male |
White |
54 |
12th grade |
AL (Tallassee) |
AL (Tallassee) |
1976 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
499 |
I might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
46 |
12th grade |
LA (Harrisonburg) |
LA (Harrisonburg) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
789 |
You might otta have that checked. |
might |
ought to |
|
Female |
White |
74 |
13 years |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
1972 |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1620 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Female |
White |
73 |
15 months |
VA (Dewitt) |
VA (Dewitt) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1907 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
63 |
150-200 days in country schools |
SC (Abbeville) |
SC (Abbeville) |
1941 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1794 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
81 |
18 days |
NC (Danbury) |
NC (Danbury) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Feagin |
759 |
I toyed with, at least I toyed with the idea. I might could [have] been influenced, if somebody’ud taken an interest in me, of even goin’ into the ministry. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
47 |
18 years |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
1968 |
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
469 |
Might could help you.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
68 |
1st grade |
MS (Redwood) |
MS (Redwood) |
1973 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
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 |
|
LAMSAS |
1695 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
74 |
2 months |
NC (Trapp) |
NC (Trapp) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1745 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
78 |
2 months |
NC (Pembroke) |
NC (Pembroke) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1944 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
83 |
2 months |
GA (Alexander) |
GA (Alexander) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1945 |
may can |
may |
can |
|
Male |
White |
83 |
2 months |
GA (Alexander) |
GA (Alexander) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1694 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Female |
White |
74 |
2 months |
NC (Trapp) |
NC (Trapp) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1802 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
52 |
2 summers |
NC (Nathans Creek) |
NC (Nathans Creek) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1951 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
82 |
2 years |
GA (Adrian) |
GA (Adrian) |
1972 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1952 |
might can |
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
82 |
2 years |
GA (Adrian) |
GA (Adrian) |
1972 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1923 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
77+ |
2 years |
GA (Darien) |
GA (Darien) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1799 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
41 |
2 years |
NC (Tobaccoville) |
NC (Tobaccoville) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1596 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
45 |
2 years |
VA (Wares Wharf) |
VA (Wares Wharf) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1913 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
70 |
2 years |
SC (Walhalla) |
SC (Walhalla) |
1941 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1936 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
84 |
2-3 local schools |
GA (Bellville) |
GA (Bellville) |
1948 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1935 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
67 |
2-3 months a year until age 22 |
GA (Manassas) |
GA (Manassas) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1862 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
80 |
2-3 months in a winter |
SC (Lower Brownsville) |
SC (Lower Brownsville) |
1948 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1532 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
79 |
2-3 years |
PA (Buck Valley) |
PA (Buck Valley) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1533 |
maybe could |
maybe |
could |
|
Male |
White |
79 |
2-3 years |
PA (Buck Valley) |
PA (Buck Valley) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1572 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
87 |
2-3 years |
MD (Gallant Green) |
MD (Gallant Green) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1842 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
65 |
2nd grade |
SC (Cross) |
SC (Cross) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
683 |
I used to could eat a green.
|
used to |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
73 |
2nd grade; illiterate |
AL (Butler County) |
AL (Greenville) |
1976 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1841 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
75 |
3 months a year until age 14 |
SC (Summerville) |
SC (Summerville) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1884 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
82 |
3 months of night school |
SC (Graniteville) |
SC (Graniteville) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
670 |
Used to could.
|
used to |
could |
|
Female |
White |
77 |
3 months per year until age 17 |
AR (Pee Dee) |
AR (Pee Dee) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1770 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
58 |
3 months per year until age 21 |
NC (Leesville) |
NC (Leesville) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1760 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
76 |
3 months total |
NC (Nashville) |
NC (Nashville) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1840 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
67 |
3 months total |
SC (Hell Hole) |
SC (Hell Hole) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1697 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
80 |
3 or 4 months |
NC (Oak City) |
NC (Oak City) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1616 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
75 |
3 sessions |
VA (Deep Run Church) |
VA (Deep Run Church) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1917 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
67 |
3 weeks |
GA (Lanier) |
GA (Lanier) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1759 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
77 |
3 years |
NC (Nashville) |
NC (Nashville) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1618 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
70 |
3 years |
VA (Beach) |
VA (Beach) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1629 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Female |
White |
81 |
3 years |
VA (Back Bay) |
VA (Back Bay) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1968 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
87 |
3-4 terms of country school |
GA (Goshen Highway) |
GA (Goshen Highway) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1886 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
63 |
3-4 years |
SC (Philipps Church) |
SC (Philipps Church) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1887 |
may can |
may |
can |
|
Male |
White |
63 |
3-4 years |
SC (Philipps Church) |
SC (Philipps Church) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1885 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
63 |
3-4 years |
SC (Philipps Church) |
SC (Philipps Church) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
636 |
You used to could buy that.
|
used to |
could |
|
Male |
White |
79 |
3-4 years of school |
GA (Fayette County) |
GA (Inman) |
1973 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1854 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
83 |
3rd grade |
SC (Colston) |
SC (Colston) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
570 |
That might would do.
|
might |
would |
|
Male |
White |
76 |
3rd grade |
GA (Brunswick) |
GA (Mt. Pleasant) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1839 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
58 |
3rd grade |
SC (Hell Hole) |
SC (Hell Hole) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
620 |
Used to couldn't.
|
used to |
couldn't |
|
Female |
White |
70 |
3rd grade |
TX (Fort Worth) |
TX (Fort Worth) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |