|
LAMSAS |
1523 |
maybe could |
maybe |
could |
|
Male |
White |
70 |
Until age 14 |
PA (Spruce Hill) |
PA (Spruce Hill) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1833 |
maybe could |
maybe |
could |
|
Female |
White |
79 |
4th grade |
SC (Plantersville) |
SC (Plantersville) |
1948 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1525 |
maybe could |
maybe |
could |
|
Male |
White |
41 |
Until age 18 |
PA (New Bloomfield) |
PA (New Bloomfield) |
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 |
1535 |
maybe could |
maybe |
could |
|
Male |
White |
75 |
Until age 16 |
PA (Clearville) |
PA (Clearville) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1503 |
maybe could |
maybe |
could |
|
Male |
White |
male |
None |
PA (Cochranville) |
PA (Cochranville) |
|
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1658 |
maybe could |
maybe |
could |
|
Female |
White |
64 |
Until age 20 |
VA (Stuarts Draft) |
VA (Stuarts Draft) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1508 |
maybe could |
maybe |
could |
|
Male |
White |
67 |
Until age 19 |
PA (White Hall) |
PA (White Hall) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1541 |
maybe could |
maybe |
could |
|
Male |
White |
65 |
Until age 14 |
WV (Salt Rock) |
WV (Salt Rock) |
1940 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
1148 |
They maybe could be working in the shop. |
maybe |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Elsman |
867 |
They may not can give it to you that second.
|
may not |
can |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
2007 |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
1495 |
We may not can find one here, but we should look anyway. |
may not |
can |
|
Male |
White |
29 |
Graduate school (Doctoral degree) |
TN (Sneedville) |
SC (Columbia) |
2012 |
husband to wife |
Spoken |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
253 |
I may not ought to say it. |
may not |
ought to |
|
Male |
Black |
82 |
7th grade |
MS (Holly Springs) |
MS (Holly Springs) |
1974 |
male to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
1458 |
We may not can do that. We can't be at every single thing. |
may not |
can |
|
Female |
White |
29 |
Graduate school (Doctoral degree) |
TN (Seymour) |
SC (Columbia) |
2011 |
wife to husband |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Boertien |
1275 |
I may not can. |
may not |
can |
|
Female |
White |
21 |
College student |
TX (Beaumont) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
State News |
2189 |
Sounds like the cart got before the horse, and we have a use of the property that may not should be there |
may not |
should |
|
Male |
White |
58 |
College (Bachelor's degree) |
SC (Columbia) |
SC (Columbia) |
2014 |
civil servant to reporter |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
732 |
They may not can get help on Saturday. |
may not |
can |
|
Male |
White |
65 |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
early 1970s |
acquaintance |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
734 |
He may not could afford it. |
may not |
could |
|
Male |
White |
61 |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
early 1970s |
acq |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Boertien |
2098 |
may not can |
may not |
can |
|
Female |
White |
21 |
College Student |
TX (Beaumont) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
Montgomery |
205 |
I may not even can get out of the parking lot. |
may not |
can |
|
Male |
White |
50 |
Graduate school (Master's degree) |
SC (Unknown) |
SC (Unknown) |
|
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
1091 |
I may not can come to that. |
may not |
can |
|
Female |
White |
64 |
College (Graduate) |
TN (Crossville) |
TN (Sneedville) |
2012 |
woman to family |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
243 |
I may not can get it up.
|
may not |
can |
|
Male |
Black |
77 |
High school |
MS (Pontotoc) |
MS (Pontotoc) |
1974 |
male to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1417 |
I may not can get into this parking place. |
may not |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TN (Memphis) |
1980 |
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1392 |
I may not can read it as well as it is written. |
may not |
can |
|
Female |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Henderson,) |
|
woman to group |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Price |
1206 |
I may not can keep that up. |
may not |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
Nagle |
2005 |
I may've could have put this pin through it. |
may have |
could |
|
Male |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Myrtle Beach) |
1992 |
Automobile mechanic t customer. |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
2071 |
I may've should taken a left back there. |
may have |
should |
|
Male |
White |
65 |
High school (Graduate) |
LA (Vivian) |
Television |
2013 |
uncle to nephew |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Montgomery |
2014 |
I may have should have gone to another suit. |
may have |
should have |
|
Female |
White |
46 |
Doctoral degree |
TN (Knoxville) |
TN (Nashville) |
1994 |
Woman to family members |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Cunningham |
1270 |
I probably may will go there tomorrow. |
may |
will |
|
Unknown |
Black |
|
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
SC (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAGS |
251 |
May can tell you. |
may |
can |
|
Male |
Black |
74 |
7th grade |
GA (Berrien Co.) |
GA (Ray City) |
1978 |
male to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
93 |
Lance may will want corn instead of potatoes.
|
may |
will |
|
Female |
White |
50s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
aunt to niece |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1395 |
These times I do not regret, but they may could have been better. |
may |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
20s |
College |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
|
student to teacher |
Written |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2280 |
|
may |
will |
|
Female |
Other |
30 to... |
Unknown |
Unknown |
RI |
|
Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Boertien |
2086 |
John, I guess, may could do that. |
may |
could |
|
Female |
White |
21 |
College Student |
TX (Beaumont) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Coleman |
1128 |
I may can plow the bottom if it doesn’t rain anymore. |
may |
can |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.3 |
Elicited |
|
Cunningham |
1271 |
I probably may could get them in quicker.
|
may |
could |
|
Unknown |
Black |
|
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
SC (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAGS |
252 |
He may can tell you. |
may |
can |
|
Male |
White |
67 |
High school |
AR (Arkansas City) |
AR (Arkansas City) |
1977 |
male to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
1455 |
We may will have to do it ourselves. |
may |
will |
|
Male |
White |
25 |
College (Graduate) |
SC (Gaffney) |
SC (Columbia) |
2011 |
friend to friend |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
30 |
They're saying we may shall get some rain. |
may |
shall |
|
Female |
White |
60s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
older woman to younger woman |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1887 |
may can |
may |
can |
|
Male |
White |
63 |
3-4 years |
SC (Philipps Church) |
SC (Philipps Church) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2217 |
|
may |
can |
|
Female |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
GA |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1004 |
We may should take us a little joyride somewheres. |
may |
should |
|
Female |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Novel |
1990 |
Mother to daughter |
Written |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
1496 |
He may very well will do it. |
may |
will |
|
Male |
White |
29 |
Graduate school (Some) |
SC (Florence) |
SC (Columbia) |
2012 |
friend to friend |
Spoken |
|
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 |
254 |
Sometimes they maybe may would. |
may |
would |
|
Female |
Black |
72 |
9th grade (Some) |
AL (Brantley) |
AL (Selma) |
1978 |
female to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Elsman |
837 |
Somebody else may can think of some more |
may |
can |
|
Female |
White |
30s |
College (Graduate) |
SC (Unknown) |
SC (Columbia) |
2007 |
co-worker to co-worker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
134 |
Supper may will get cold before you finish playing with your building blocks. |
may |
will |
|
Female |
White |
60s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
grandmother to grandson |
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
Brandstetter |
1185 |
It may shouldn’t be like that in that particular context. |
may |
should |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
TN (Unknown) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2219 |
|
may |
will |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
SC |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2220 |
|
may |
will |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
SC |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
255 |
May would
|
may |
would |
|
Male |
White |
76 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TN (Carter) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1984 |
may can |
may |
can |
|
Male |
White |
85 |
Very little |
GA (Lonesome Cove) |
GA (Lonesome Cove) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
DARE |
870 |
She may can do it. |
may |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
MS (Unknown) |
MS (Unknown) |
1966 |
interviewee to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
729 |
I may can trail you over. |
may |
can |
|
Female |
White |
60 |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Birmingham) |
early 1970s |
acquaintance |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Park |
903 |
She may can. |
may |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
TX (Unknown) |
|
1940 |
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAGS |
256 |
may would
|
may |
would |
|
Female |
White |
63 |
High school |
GA (Sardis) |
GA (Hartwell) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
1459 |
They may could get back to us tomorrow. |
may |
could |
|
Female |
White |
29 |
Graduate school (Master's degree) |
TN (Sneedville) |
TN (Johnson City) |
2010 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
DiPaolo |
1399 |
A: Do you know the roads out of here? B: No. A: We may better get a map. |
may |
better |
|
Female |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
On airplane to Austin TX |
|
woman to woman |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
730 |
We may can do a lotta things later on today.
|
may |
can |
|
Female |
White |
61 |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
|
early 1970s |
acquaintance |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
66 |
Here, in the great U S of A, we can't deprive a man of his livelihood. They may can do a thing like that in Japan, but not here. |
may |
can |
|
Male |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
TBS announcer to camera |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
2036 |
We may can use the smaller oven. |
may |
can |
|
Female |
White |
65 |
College (Graduate) |
TN (Crossville) |
TN (Crossville) |
2013 |
woman to family |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Boertien |
1276 |
I may cannot. |
may |
cannot |
|
Female |
White |
21 |
College Student |
TX (Beaumont) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
LAGS |
257 |
may would
|
may |
would |
|
Female |
White |
64 |
High school and business course |
AL (Stevenson) |
AL (Stevenson) |
1980 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
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 |
|
Reed |
1460 |
I may should do that next week. |
may |
should |
|
Female |
White |
29 |
Graduate school (Master's degree) |
TN (Sneedville) |
TN (Johnson City) |
2010 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
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 |
|
Mishoe |
131 |
I think when cigarettes start to go for sixty bucks a pack it may will be time to quit. |
may |
will |
|
Male |
White |
16 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
son to mother |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
731 |
He said he may can have these by the first of the month. |
may |
can |
|
Male |
White |
29 |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
|
early 1970s |
acquaintance |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1922 |
may can |
may |
can |
|
Male |
Black |
53 |
Illiterate |
GA (Crescent) |
GA (Crescent) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Reed |
2037 |
We may can go to the lake. |
may |
can |
|
Female |
White |
65 |
College (Graduate) |
TN (Crossville) |
TN (Crossville) |
2013 |
woman to family |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
100 |
You may shouldn't eat that many peanuts, cause folks have told me they're not actual good for you. |
may |
shouldn't |
|
Female |
White |
60s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
mother to son |
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
1461 |
She may should have that done by five. |
may |
should |
|
Female |
White |
29 |
Graduate school (Master's degree) |
TN (Sneedville) |
TN (Johnson City) |
2010 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
130 |
I thought y'all may would have some more of them in by now. |
may |
would |
|
Female |
White |
50s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
customer to clerk |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
Montgomery |
2004 |
If you can't do it there, we may could come there. |
may |
could |
|
Female |
White |
55 |
College graduate |
Unknown |
AL (Tuscaloosa) |
c1993 |
Acquaintance to acquaintance. |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
1481 |
We may can make it, if we hurry. |
may |
can |
|
Female |
Black |
20s |
College (Some) |
Unknown |
SC (Columbia) |
2010 |
stranger |
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
1462 |
Jeff wants to know if we may should have chicken tonight. |
may |
should |
|
Female |
White |
29 |
Graduate school (Master's degree) |
TN (Sneedville) |
TN (Johnson City) |
2010 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Elicited |
|
DiPaolo |
1404 |
He may will come back down the other side of the street. |
may |
will |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1979 |
friend to friend |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
733 |
Well, I may can catch it [=a bus]. |
may |
can |
|
Female |
White |
15 |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Selma) |
early 1970s |
acquaintance |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Montgomery |
227 |
That's what I thought is that we may can carry it. |
may |
can |
|
Male |
White |
74 |
College (Graduate) |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1924 |
may could |
may |
could |
|
Male |
White |
72 |
Local schools |
GA (Ridgeville) |
GA (Ridgeville) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mishoe |
69 |
They may might overlook a slip here and a slip there, but they aren't going to overlook anything major. |
may |
might |
|
Female |
White |
30s |
Graduate school (Some) |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
student to group |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2225 |
|
may |
would |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
MI |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Elsman |
843 |
We may could look at it a different way. |
may |
could |
|
Female |
White |
30s |
Graduate school (Master's degree) |
Unknown |
SC (Columbia) |
2007 |
supervisor to subordinates |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
102 |
You may should go to the dentist if it's really bothering you a lot. |
may |
should |
|
Male |
White |
50s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Asheboro) |
c1990 |
husband to wife |
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1583 |
may can |
may |
can |
|
Male |
White |
71 |
Little education |
VA (Post Oak) |
VA (Post Oak) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2226 |
|
may |
will |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
GA |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Boertien |
2128 |
may can't |
may |
can't |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
Mishoe |
103 |
I wonder if they may could fix it. |
may |
should |
|
Male |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
customer to clerk |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
F&B |
1230 |
These supporting ideas may could have been put into separate paragraphs. |
may |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
College (Student at time of interview) |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
|
Unknown |
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
Coleman |
1110 |
John may might help out with the party.
|
may |
might |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
COCA |
1012 |
Research from the University of Rochester suggests the blue dye such as the stuff that's used in M&Ms may could help, perhaps, prevent paralysis. |
may |
could |
|
Male |
White |
58 |
College (Graduate, B.S. degree) |
IL (Lansing) |
Television |
2009 |
broadcaster to audience |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
Coleman |
1135 |
He may should have gone. |
may |
should |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2259 |
|
may |
can |
|
Female |
White |
50 to... |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TN |
|
Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
2065 |
We may can park closer. |
may |
can |
|
Female |
White |
67 |
College (Bachelor's degree) |
TN (Crossville) |
TN (Crossville) |
2013 |
mother to son |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1642 |
may can |
may |
can |
|
Female |
White |
67 |
Until age 12 |
VA (Throck) |
VA (Throck) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1991 |
may can |
may |
can |
|
Male |
White |
85 |
College (Some) |
FL (Jacksonville) |
FL (Jacksonville) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
DiPaolo |
1407 |
Land may need not be paid for |
may |
need |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1981 |
ad |
Written |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mashburn |
1249 |
He may can see you today. |
may |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
GA (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
COCA |
1013 |
I think because it's an election year we may actually address education, energy and crime and this may- could very well wind up being a better year than last year
Primary tabs |
may |
could |
|
Male |
White |
51 |
Graduate school (Law degree) |
MS (Grenada) |
Television |
1992 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
105 |
I can live with it. Some people may couldn't, but I can live with it. |
may |
couldn't |
|
Male |
White |
50s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
stranger to stranger |
Spoken |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |