|
LAMSAS |
1939 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
61 |
College graduate |
GA (Statesboro) |
GA (Statesboro) |
1968 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
350 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
85 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
MS (Hernando) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1686 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
41 |
Until age 16 |
NC (Moyock) |
NC (Moyock) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
COCA |
1059 |
He might could drink a strawberry cold drink. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Novel |
2008 |
narrator |
Written |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Montgomery |
192 |
I think that I might could find enough differential there to test the distinction. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
24 |
Graduate school (Some) |
MS (Unknown) |
SC (Unknown) |
|
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
935 |
He mightnae could have done it. |
mightnae |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Reed |
1445 |
I think I might could help out. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
17 |
High school (Student) |
TN (Sneedville) |
TN (Sneedville) |
2010 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Elicited |
|
LAGS |
446 |
Might could have done anything.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
Black |
75 |
5th grade |
TX (Houston) |
TX (Houston) |
1975 |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1535 |
maybe could |
maybe |
could |
|
Male |
White |
75 |
Until age 16 |
PA (Clearville) |
PA (Clearville) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mishoe |
34 |
I guess I might could do it. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
18 |
College (Freshman) |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
student to instructor |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1622 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
66 |
Until age 16 |
VA (Prince George Courthouse) |
VA (Prince George Courthouse) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1877 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
71 |
9th grade |
SC (Cordova) |
SC (Cordova) |
1965 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Boertien |
1294 |
It scared him that he might could’ve been killed yesterday. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
21 |
College Student |
TX (Beaumont) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
1.4 |
Elicited |
|
DARE |
871 |
I might could do it, if you’d let me try. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
FL (Unknown) |
FL (Unknown) |
1966 |
|
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1971 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
61 |
10th grade |
GA (Carnesville) |
GA (Carnesville) |
1968 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
382 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
68 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
AR (Bay Fa) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
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 |
1718 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
48 |
Until age 15 |
NC (Mt. Olive) |
NC (Mt. Olive) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
England |
1173 |
I used to could do it. |
used to |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Newcastle) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1813 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Female |
White |
57 |
Very little |
NC (Friendship Church) |
NC (Friendship Church) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Montgomery |
225 |
I don't know what to do with that table. I don't know who might could use it. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
71 |
College (Graduate) |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
1093 |
If you do that, it might could spark |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
28 |
College (Graduate) |
SC (Greenwood) |
SC (Columbia) |
2012 |
man to group |
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
479 |
I might could help you.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
80 |
8th grade |
TX (Noonday) |
TX (Marshall) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1908 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
78 |
College (Some) |
SC (Lebanon) |
SC (Lebanon) |
1941 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1655 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
62 |
Until age 20 |
VA (Gholsonville) |
VA (Gholsonville) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
COCA |
1046 |
If he could learn when to keep his mouth shut, thought Clearwater, and how to think ahead, he might could still turn out with some kind of maturity and style. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Story |
2007 |
narrator |
Written |
1.2 |
|
|
LAGS |
321 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
49 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
GA (Monticello) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2208 |
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
SC |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
667 |
Used to could.
|
used to |
could |
|
Female |
White |
80 |
8th grade |
MS (Soso) |
MS (Soso) |
1973 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1749 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
68 |
no information |
NC (Hollister) |
NC (Hollister) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
904 |
In a crisis, what would a wee lassie like that could dae for me? |
would |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
|
Scotland (West Lothian) |
1979 |
stranger |
Spoken |
2.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1062 |
The question is whether or not the attorney general has said things in the past which would -- might could mitigate his objective ability to enforce the law, as he is charged to do as attorney... |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
50 |
College (Graduate, B.S. degree) |
NY (New York) |
Television |
2001 |
host to panelist |
Spoken |
1.6 |
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 |
|
LAMSAS |
1504 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
75 |
Until age 17; first learned English at school |
PA (Bethel Township) |
PA (Bethel Township) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
509 |
I'm not sure, but I might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
Black |
43 |
High school and business college |
AR (Little Rock) |
AR (Little Rock) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
763 |
You might could ... |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
60 |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Birmingham) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1845 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
86 |
8th grade |
SC (Charleston) |
SC (Charleston) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mashburn |
1262 |
She might could have been being seen by someone else.
|
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
GA (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1940 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
69 |
About 18 months |
GA (Rincon) |
GA (Rincon) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mishoe |
99 |
I may could use a haircut one of these days soon. |
may |
could |
|
Male |
White |
80s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
father to daughter |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
351 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
87 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
MS (Tunica) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1781 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
52 |
Until age 18 |
NC (Thomasville) |
NC (Thomasville) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Montgomery |
193 |
At the time I looked at it, I thought I may could draw a distinction there. |
may |
could |
|
Male |
White |
24 |
Graduate school (Some) |
MS (Unknown) |
SC (Unknown) |
|
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1078 |
Might could be. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
TN (Unknown) |
Fictional Story |
1994 |
woman to man |
Written |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
1446 |
The man said he might could send it later. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
39 |
Graduate school (Master's degree) |
TN (Sneedville) |
TN (Sneedville) |
2010 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Elicited |
|
LAGS |
447 |
Might could have done it.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
77 |
High school and business college |
MS (Macon) |
MS (Macon) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1536 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
61 |
Part of three winters |
PA (Greenbriar) |
PA (Greenbriar) |
1940 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1623 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
45 |
Until age 17 |
VA (Newville) |
VA (Newville) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1879 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
75 |
Local one-teacher schools |
SC (Livingston) |
SC (Livingston) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Boertien |
1295 |
That I might could’ve done it yesterday excited me. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
30 |
College Student |
TX (Beaumont) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
1.4 |
Elicited |
|
DARE |
872 |
We might could find some mackerel on the outer reef. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
FL (Gainesville) |
1980 |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1972 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
65 |
Until age 14 |
GA (Bogart) |
GA (Bogart) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
383 |
It might could be a dreary day.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
71 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
GA (Hiltonia) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
637 |
You used to could.
|
used to |
could |
|
Female |
White |
54 |
High school (Graduate) |
FL (Whitney) |
FL (Whitney) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1719 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
71 |
Illiterate |
NC (Chinquapin P.O.) |
NC (Chinquapin P.O.) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
England |
1174 |
[Q: What’s it been like?] A: Terrible. I haven’t could sleep.
|
have |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Newcastle) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1720 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
61 |
Until age 20 |
NC (Friendship) |
NC (Friendship) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Reed |
1477 |
We might could come. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
20s |
College (Graduate) |
Unknown |
SC (Columbia) |
2011 |
friend to group |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1814 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
16 |
High school student |
NC (Walnut) |
NC (Walnut) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Harris |
1237 |
'Scuse me for buttin’ in ... You want postcards of blues musicians, you may could get ’em at that ... There’s that tourist place the corner of Beale there. |
may |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
TN (Memphis) |
|
[Elderly Caucasian Southern man, gratuitously, to a mother and her son (apparently northerners) outside the Peabody Hotel in Memphis. |
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 |
|
LAMSAS |
1909 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
79 |
Until age 12-13 off and on |
SC (Anderson) |
SC (Anderson) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mishoe |
68 |
I thought it was a good idea, but I might could have been wrong about that. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
20s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
female to group |
Spoken |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1326 |
I might could sublegally get it for you. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Corpus Christi) |
TX (Austin) |
1979 |
friend to friend |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
2079 |
I may could sell that. |
may |
could |
|
Male |
White |
44 |
Unknown |
LA (West Monroe) |
Television |
2013 |
man to group |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1656 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
82 |
Illiterate |
VA (Stony Creek) |
VA (Stony Creek) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
322 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
62 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
GA (Milledgeville) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
668 |
Used to could.
|
used to |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
85 |
Illiterate |
MS (Woodville) |
MS (Lessley) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1750 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
59 |
Until age 15 |
NC (Darlington) |
NC (Darlington) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
COCA |
1063 |
Well, I think it was a 50/50 decision between the both of us, after looking at the long jump competition, knowing that you might could make it, jumping about 22 feet, 22-5, knowing that Miriam (sic)... |
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
49 |
College (Graduate, B.S. degree) |
CA (Los Angeles) |
Television |
2000 |
panelist to host |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
Skipper |
164 |
You might could wear a size three and a half. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
21 |
College (Some) |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
Unknown |
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 |
1505 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
66 |
Until age 21 |
PA (Hanover) |
PA (Hanover) |
1940 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mishoe |
4 |
If you can find the exact same color [of carpet], I might could fix it so it doesn't even show.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
brother to sister |
Spoken |
1.2 |
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 |
|
LAMSAS |
1599 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
44 |
College |
VA (West Point) |
VA (West Point) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Feagin |
764 |
.. might could ... |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
20s |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
early 1970s |
|
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1846 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
83 |
Grammar school |
SC (Charleston) |
SC (Charleston) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Elsman |
841 |
She might could offer her own two cents’ worth on accommodations and modifications or whatever.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
30s |
College (Graduate) |
SC (Unknown) |
SC (Columbia) |
2007 |
co-worker to co-worker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1941 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
76 |
About 10 months |
GA (Sylvania) |
GA (Sylvania) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
352 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
89 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
MS (Freerun) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1688 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
79 |
None |
NC (Old trap) |
NC (Old Trap) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1782 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Female |
White |
79 |
Little |
NC (Corinth Church) |
NC (Corinth Church) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Montgomery |
194 |
There's lots of stuff I haven't gotten to. If I did, I might could develop my ideas more. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
24 |
Graduate school (Some) |
MS (Unknown) |
SC (Unknown) |
|
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
1447 |
Jeff wants to know if we might could have chicken tonight. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
28 |
Graduate school (Doctoral degree) |
TN (Sneedville) |
TN (Sneedville) |
2010 |
son to mother |
Spoken |
1.4 |
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 |
|
LAMSAS |
1537 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
76 |
Until age 12 or 14; off and on |
PA (Cannelton) |
PA (Cannelton) |
1940 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1624 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
75 |
no information |
VA (Mills Swamp) |
VA (Mills Swamp) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Feagin |
796 |
I don’t dare hit the traffic out here now cause I can’t hear or see as good as I useta could! |
used to |
could |
|
Male |
White |
|
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
early 1970s |
|
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1878 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
78 |
Country school |
SC (Patterson Mill) |
SC (Patterson Mill) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
DARE |
873 |
We might could come over to your house if the weather is nice. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
White |
35 |
Unknown |
FL (Pensacola) |
FL (Unknown) |
1966 |
|
Spoken |
1.3 |
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 |
639 |
Used to could buy.
|
used to |
could |
|
Male |
White |
79 |
6th grade and self-educated |
TX (Schulenburg) |
TX (Schulenberg) |
1978 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1721 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
69 |
Little; until age 21 |
NC (Pleasant Hill) |
NC (Pleasant Hill) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Reed |
1478 |
I thought I might could make it. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
20s |
College (Graduate) |
Unknown |
SC (Columbia) |
2011 |
friend to group |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1568 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
54 |
Until age 16 |
MD (River Spring) |
MD (River Spring) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2274 |
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
80 to... |
Unknown |
Unknown |
VA |
|
Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1815 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
78 |
One or two months |
NC (Dillingham) |
NC (Dillingham) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
COCA |
1094 |
Well, he might could. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Television |
1991 |
panelist to panelist |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |