|
England |
994 |
I can’t work as I used to could. |
used to |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Nottinghamshire) |
|
|
|
1.3 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1868 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
72 |
Country school |
SC (Hartsville) |
SC (Hartsville) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1963 |
might can |
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
64 |
Illiterate |
GA (Milledgeville) |
GA (Milledgeville) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1710 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
77 |
Very little |
NC (Cahoque) |
NC (Cahoque) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
1165 |
He might can have done it. |
might |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1804 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
52 |
Educated in Wilkesboro |
NC (Wilkesboro) |
NC (Wilkesboro) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1559 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
39 |
Until age 17 |
MD (Yellow Springs) |
MD (Yellow Springs) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
945 |
He willnae can come. |
willnae |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1899 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
80 |
Until age 18 |
SC (Lancaster) |
SC (Lancaster) |
1967 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1646 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
80 |
mighty little |
VA (Keysville P.O.) |
VA (Keysville P.O.) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1740 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
70 |
no information |
NC (Bladenboro) |
NC (Bladenboro) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1589 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
Black |
80+ |
Illiterate |
VA (George Walker's Place) |
VA (George Walker's Place) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
962 |
He’ll be grander than ever now–he’ll no can hold down his head down to sneeze. |
will no |
can |
|
Male |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
|
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1836 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
85 |
Taught at home |
SC (Georgetown) |
SC (Georgetown) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mashburn |
1253 |
He may will see you today. |
may |
will |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
GA (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1931 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
87 |
On and off for 4 years |
GA (Folkston) |
GA (Folkston) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1678 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
51 |
Until age 14 |
VA (Independence) |
VA (Independence) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1772 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
44 |
Until age 18 |
NC (Harpers Crossroads) |
NC (Harpers Crossroads) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1527 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
36 |
Until age 16 |
PA (Mount Hope) |
PA (Mount Hope) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
913 |
He might could have to go.
|
might |
could |
have to |
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1615 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
84 |
no information |
VA (Dalbys) |
VA (Dalbys) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
England |
995 |
I ewsed to could rip along as well as ony man, but I can’t noo. |
used to |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Lincolnshire) |
|
|
|
1.1 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1869 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
64 |
5th grade |
SC (Palmetto) |
SC (Palmetto) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1964 |
might can't |
might |
can't |
|
Male |
White |
64 |
Illiterate |
GA (Milledgeville) |
GA (Milledgeville) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1711 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
70 |
Very little; until age 20 |
NC (Ernul P.O.) |
Ernul NC (P.O.) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
1166 |
They might would like to come with us. |
might |
would |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1805 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
86 |
Illiterate |
NC (Ban Oak) |
NC (Ban Oak) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1560 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
65 |
Illiterate |
MD (Layhill) |
MD (Layhill) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
946 |
He’ll no can come. |
will no |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1900 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
73 |
Business college |
SC (Reidville) |
SC (Reidville) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1647 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
66 |
None but literate |
VA (Chatham P.O.) |
VA (Chatham P.O.) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1741 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
47 |
Until age 19 |
NC (Elizabethtown) |
NC (Elizabethtown) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Ginns |
882 |
Now, they was all translated in the book from the way they told ’em. The way they told ’em, they was too rough to put down. Gosh They was rough Rough words in ’em. My grandfather told him some he... |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
c60 |
Grade School |
NC (Watauga County) |
|
1982 |
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
|
Scotland |
963 |
I’ll no can bide lang. |
will no |
can |
|
Male |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Perthshire) |
1887 |
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1837 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
50 |
College graduate |
SC (Georgetown) |
SC (Georgetown) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mashburn |
1254 |
He may would see you today.
|
may |
would |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
GA (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1932 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
86 |
Country school |
GA (Screven) |
GA (Screven) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1679 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
63 |
None |
VA (Dorton's School) |
VA (Dorton's School) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1773 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
80 |
Illiterate |
NC (Hurdle Mills) |
NC (Hurdle Mills) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Jamaica |
1214 |
mait(a) hafi “may/might must” |
might |
hafi (=have to, must) |
|
Unknown |
Black |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Jamaica (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1528 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
70 |
Very little; until age 10 |
PA (Hunterstown) |
PA (Hunterstown) |
1940 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
914 |
He might used to could do it.
|
might |
used to |
could |
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1616 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
75 |
3 sessions |
VA (Deep Run Church) |
VA (Deep Run Church) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
England |
996 |
I ewsed to couldn’t reād a line e’ th’ book.
|
used to |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Lincolnshire) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1870 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
84 |
Not much |
SC (Sumter) |
SC (Sumter) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1965 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
66 |
Illiterate |
GA (Carrs Station) |
GA (Carrs Station) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1712 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
75 |
College (Some) |
NC (Vanceboro) |
NC (Vanceboro) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1806 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
39 |
At Charity School |
NC (Hickory) |
NC (Hickory) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1561 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
49 |
Until age 18 |
MD (Sandy Spring) |
MD (Sandy Spring) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
947 |
Will he no can come? |
will no |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
2.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1901 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
73 |
Common schools |
SC (Newberry) |
SC (Newberry) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1648 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Female |
White |
66 |
None but literate |
VA (Chatham P.O.) |
VA (Chatham P.O.) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1742 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
76 |
Very little |
NC (Crusoes Island) |
NC (Crusoes Island) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Green |
883 |
I really got to thinking that I might ought to hear the good Reverend preach.
|
might |
ought to |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
9th grade |
TX (Unknown) |
Unknown |
1967 |
Unknown |
Written |
1.4 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1591 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
51 |
Privately at home |
VA (Blenheim Farm) |
VA (Blenheim Farm) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
964 |
Ye’ll no can work. |
will no |
can |
|
Male |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Fife) |
1894 |
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1838 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
74 |
6 months total |
SC (Macedonia) |
SC (Macedonia) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mashburn |
1255 |
He might should see you today.
|
might |
should |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
GA (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1933 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
50 |
College (Some) |
GA (Jesup) |
GA (Jesup) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1680 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
63 |
None |
VA (Dorton's School) |
VA (Dorton's School) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1774 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
41 |
Until age 21 |
NC (Orange Grove) |
NC (Orange Grove) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Jamaica |
1215 |
mait(a) kyan “may/might can” |
might |
can |
|
Unknown |
Black |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Jamaica (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1529 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
58 |
Until age 18 |
PA (Fairfield) |
PA (Fairfield) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
915 |
He might be to go tomorrow.
|
might |
be to |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1617 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
79 |
5th grade |
VA (Richmond) |
VA (Richmond) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
England |
997 |
I used to could do it as well as any one, one while.
|
used to |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Lincolnshire) |
|
|
|
1.1 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1871 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
65 |
Until age 10 or 11 |
SC (Loring Mill) |
SC (Loring Mill) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1966 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
80 |
9th grade |
GA (Delhi) |
GA (Delhi) |
1976 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1713 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
74 |
None, illiterate |
NC (Shelmerdine) |
NC (Shelmerdine) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1807 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
66 |
Irregular; until age 16 |
NC (Green Valley) |
NC (Green Valley) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1562 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
78 |
From ages 8 to 11 |
MD (Ritchie) |
MD (Ritchie) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
948 |
He’ll can do it, will he no? |
will |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1902 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
73 |
Common schools |
SC (Newberry) |
SC (Newberry) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1649 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
62 |
Until age 13 or 14 |
VA (Concord Church) |
VA (Concord Church) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1743 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
67 |
Very little |
NC (Macedonia Church) |
NC (Macedonia Church) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Peterkin |
1199 |
He might would send July back home.
|
might |
would |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
Foxfire |
884 |
Let me see one more time. I might can do it.
|
might |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
GA (northeast) |
|
1970 |
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1592 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
74 |
None |
VA (Corotoman) |
VA (Corotoman) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
965 |
Baith you and her will can spare some o’ the cost. |
will |
can |
|
Male |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Ayrshire) |
1822 |
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1839 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
58 |
3rd grade |
SC (Hell Hole) |
SC (Hell Hole) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mashburn |
1256 |
He might ought to see you today.
|
might |
ought to |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
GA (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1934 |
might can |
might |
can |
|
Female |
White |
70 |
8th grade |
GA (Glennville) |
GA (Glennville) |
1972 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1681 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
77 |
A little |
VA (Meadowview) |
VA (Meadowview) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Dumas |
1138 |
We may can do it better. |
may |
can |
|
Male |
White |
52 |
Unknown |
AR (Unknown) |
AR (Unknown) |
1987 |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1775 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
49 |
Until age 20 |
NC (Yanceyville) |
NC (Yanceyville) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1530 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
59 |
Until age 17 |
PA (Oak Grove) |
PA (Oak Grove) |
1940 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
916 |
You’ll have to can do it.
|
will |
have to |
can |
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
England |
998 |
I can’t run as I use to could. |
used to |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Warwickshire) |
|
|
|
1.3 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1872 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
78 |
Limited, local |
SC (Lykesland) |
SC (Lykesland) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1967 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
48 |
no information |
GA (Greensboro) |
GA (Greensboro) |
1965 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1714 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
53 |
High school (Some) |
NC (Winterville P.O.) |
NC (Winterville P.O.) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1808 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
64 |
Very little |
NC (Kings Creek) |
NC (Kings Creek) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1563 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
38 |
Until age 22 |
MD (Aquasco) |
MD (Aquasco) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
949 |
He’ll can do it, can he no? |
will |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1903 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
94 |
None |
SC (Newberry) |
SC (Newberry) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1650 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
62 |
Very little |
VA (Scottsburg) |
VA (Scottsburg) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1744 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
40 |
Until age 16 |
NC (Whiteville) |
NC (Whiteville) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Maxfield |
885 |
I don’t think I will can go. |
will |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
PN (southwestern) |
|
1931 |
|
|
1.4 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1593 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Female |
White |
88 |
Until age 15 |
VA (Callao) |
VA (Callao) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|