|
Mishoe |
86 |
The only thing that could change the outcome would be if we might could get a caution flag. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
NBC announcer to audience |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
338 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
91 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TN (Shelbyville) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
England |
1143 |
þeah we hine for þam alwaldan agan ne moston. “Though we might not hold it against the all-powerful.”
|
moston (=must, might) |
agan (=own, owe, ought to) |
|
Male |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Unknown) |
c1000 |
|
Written |
|
|
|
LAGS |
592 |
Might would say it.
|
might |
would |
|
Male |
White |
39 |
High school |
FL (Shady Grove) |
FL (Shady Grove) |
1973 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1953 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
71 |
Local schools |
GA (Kibbee) |
GA (Kibbee) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Boertien |
2123 |
might couldn't |
might |
couldn't |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
LAGS |
686 |
Used to could get them.,
|
used to |
could |
|
Male |
White |
85 |
4th grade |
AL (Needham) |
AL (Needham) |
1978 |
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 |
|
|
|
Skipper |
180 |
I might could work both shifts, just not that one on Saturday. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
434 |
The worms might could get in them.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
76 |
8th grade |
TN (Wear Valley) |
TN (Wear Valley) |
1973 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1624 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
75 |
no information |
VA (Mills Swamp) |
VA (Mills Swamp) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
COCA |
1029 |
"You used to couldn't talk to him about history," Napier says. |
used to |
couldn't |
|
Male |
White |
54 |
Graduate school (Law degree) |
SC (Blenheim) |
Newspaper |
2001 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
528 |
He might could tell you a lot of stuff.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
79 |
9th grade |
LA (Bogalusa) |
LA (Bogalusa) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
1296 |
Could you might tell me where the administration building is?
|
could |
might |
|
Male |
Black |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NY (Unknown) |
|
|
Spoken |
2.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1389 |
You may can get that structure in German. . . |
may |
can |
|
Male |
White |
unknown |
Graduate |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
|
friend to friend |
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 |
|
|
|
Mishoe |
119 |
I got as far as Jacksonville and stopped. I thought I might would make it all the way to Orlando, but I was too tired. |
might |
would |
|
Male |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
brother to sister |
Spoken |
1.8 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
371 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
70 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Wiergate) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
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 |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2190 |
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
AL |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1986 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
72 |
High school graduate |
GA (Clayton) |
GA (Clayton) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1568 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
54 |
Until age 16 |
MD (River Spring) |
MD (River Spring) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
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 |
|
Montgomery |
213 |
It might would be worthwhile for you to reread section four, five, and six.
|
might |
would |
|
Male |
White |
24 |
Graduate school (Some) |
MS (Unknown) |
SC (Unknown) |
|
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
467 |
I might could help you. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
32 |
Graduate school (Law degree) |
AL (Talladega) |
AL (Talladega) |
1980 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Montgomery |
2003 |
You might ought to give them to someone else. |
might |
ought to |
|
Male |
Black |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
GA (Atlanta) |
1992 |
Taxi driver to Dispatcher |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
2286 |
If we hadn't been there, I might would've had to say something |
might |
would |
|
Male |
White |
30 |
College (Graduate) |
SC (Clover) |
SC (Columbia) |
2016 |
friend to friend |
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1327 |
I've seen ones that might possibly could be flowers, but I haven't seen any yet [that are flowers]. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1984 |
man to woman |
Spoken |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1657 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
62 |
Short terms until 17-18 |
VA (Browntown) |
VA (Browntown) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
COCA |
1047 |
He had sold his quota of Bibles and then some and did she reckon she might could come on over to his cabin after dark for a little roll in the hay before he headed out?
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Story |
2007 |
man to woman |
Written |
2.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
309 |
I might can do that.
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
76 |
6th grade |
LA (Rosefield) |
LA (Enterprise) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1922 |
may can |
may |
can |
|
Male |
Black |
53 |
Illiterate |
GA (Crescent) |
GA (Crescent) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Boertien |
2092 |
There might've ought've been somebody up there. |
might have |
ought to |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
d |
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
LAMSAS |
1751 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
73 |
Illiterate |
NC (Rocky Mount P.O.) |
NC (Rocky Mount P.O.) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1506 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
78 |
Until age 17 |
PA (Grantville) |
PA (Grantville) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Skipper |
151 |
I had an aunt in Goldsboro who might could've been able to tell me… well I don't know. She weren't too bright, but then she might could've helped. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
25 |
Graduate school (Some) |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.6 |
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2222 |
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
IN |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1600 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
64+ |
None |
VA (Central Garage) |
VA (Central Garage) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1847 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
76 |
High school |
SC (Charleston) |
SC (Charleston) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
497 |
I might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
36 |
12th grade |
LA (Monroe) |
LA (Monroe) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
87 |
That must didn't hurt him cause he's still in the lead.
|
must |
didn't |
|
Male |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
NBC announcer to audience |
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1954 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
72 |
8th grade |
GA (Uvalda) |
GA (Uvalda) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Boertien |
2124 |
might shouldn't |
might |
shouldn't |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
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 |
1538 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
80 |
None |
WV (Hanging Rock) |
WV (Hanging Rock) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Skipper |
181 |
So that might would work, don’t you think? Something like that? |
might |
would |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1880 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
44 |
High school (Some) |
SC (Hattieville) |
SC (Hattieville) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1890 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
64 |
4th grade |
SC (Camp Styx) |
SC (Camp Styx) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1891 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
86 |
Until age 14-16 |
SC (Chapin) |
SC (Chapin) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
DiPaolo |
1390 |
He may can tell you. |
may |
can |
|
Male |
White |
unknown |
Graduate |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1981 |
man to man |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1722 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
51 |
High school |
NC (Trenton P.O.) |
NC (Trenton P.O.) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
626 |
Used to could buy all that kind.
|
used to |
could |
|
Male |
White |
68 |
9th grade |
MS (Dillon) |
MS (Lorman) |
1973 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2191 |
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
TN |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1987 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
70 |
College (Some) |
GA (Clayton) |
GA (Clayton) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1569 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
70 |
Illiterate |
MD (Nanjemoy) |
MD (Nanjemoy) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1816 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
54 |
Educated at Newfound, then 3 years at Haywood Institute |
NC (Lower Hominy) |
NC (Lower Hominy) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
720 |
People that used to would have high-hatted you.
|
used to |
would |
|
Male |
White |
61 |
5 years of school; literate |
TX (Belk) |
TX (Belk) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Montgomery |
214 |
To do everything decently and in order, we might ought to wait on Joe.
|
might |
ought to |
|
Male |
White |
30s |
Graduate school (Some) |
NC (Unknown) |
SC (Unknown) |
|
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
56 |
I might could feel worse but I'm damned if I know how. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
50s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
male to female in no. 55 |
Spoken |
1.8 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
562 |
I might would ask him.
|
might |
would |
|
Male |
White |
87 |
6th grade |
LA (Spring Ridge) |
LA (Spring Ridge) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1923 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
77+ |
2 years |
GA (Darien) |
GA (Darien) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1752 |
may can |
may |
can |
|
Male |
White |
73 |
Illiterate |
NC (Rocky Mount P.O.) |
NC (Rocky Mount P.O.) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
COCA |
1064 |
" I expect to see a picture of us with him might could be in newspapers in Memphis and New Orleans, " C. Moorman said. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Story |
1998 |
man to man |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1507 |
ought to could |
ought to |
could |
|
Male |
White |
73 |
4 months per year until age 18 |
PA (Turbotville) |
PA (Turbotville) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Skipper |
152 |
Who do I know who knows somebody who knows somebody that might can put me in touch with somebody. |
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.6 |
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2223 |
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
IN |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
498 |
I might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
42 |
Graduate school (Master's degree) |
LA (Natchitoches) |
LA (Natchitoches) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
247 |
may can
|
may |
can |
|
Male |
White |
59 |
11th grade |
LA (Kentwood) |
LA (East Fork) |
1974 |
male to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1360 |
That group should be asked to consider what our priorities might ought to be. |
might |
ought to |
|
Male |
Unknown |
78 |
Graduate school (Doctoral degree) |
PA (Philadephia) |
TX (Austin) |
1976 |
professor to faculty (during meeting) |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1690 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
83 |
Sunday school 19 days |
NC (Fort Island) |
NC (Fort Island) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mishoe |
88 |
I'm hoping they might can fill that jaw tooth and not have to pull it. |
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
male to family |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
340 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
18 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
AL (Birmingham) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1955 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
77 |
8th grade |
GA (Cobbville) |
GA (Cobbville) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Boertien |
2125 |
might can't |
might |
can't |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
COCA |
1079 |
Damn. Might could be. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Novel |
1994 |
father to son |
Written |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
688 |
You used to could get it done.
|
used to |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
73 |
None (Illiterate) |
LA (Clinton) |
LA (Clinton) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1539 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
72 |
Illiterate |
WV (Swedeland) |
WV (Swedeland) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Skipper |
182 |
I thought they might would've included that, but I wanted to ask you first. |
might |
would |
|
Male |
Black |
20 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
436 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
50 |
Unknown |
AL (Burgess Plantation) |
AL (Russellville) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1626 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
75 |
Very little |
VA (Drewryville) |
VA (Drewryville) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
COCA |
1031 |
That's right. You used to could- that's right. You used to could. |
used to |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
39 |
High School |
CA (Oakland) |
Radio |
1994 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
530 |
I might could think about it.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
77 |
8th grade |
LA (Germantown) |
LA (Germantown) |
1976 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Boertien |
1298 |
Would you might want to let your sister-in-law do that? |
would |
might |
|
Male |
White |
25 |
Unknown |
TX (Unknown) |
TX (Houston) |
c1980 |
|
Spoken |
2.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
278 |
I might can do it.
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
62 |
High school |
GA (Warren Co.) |
GA (Warrenton) |
1969 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1892 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
80 |
College (Some) |
SC (Winnsboro) |
SC (Winnsboro) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1723 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
69 |
About 12 months total |
NC (Roe) |
NC (Roe) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mishoe |
121 |
Chuck needs to be fed and he may will need some water.
|
may |
will |
|
Male |
Unknown |
80s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
grandfather to grandson |
Spoken |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
373 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
53 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Tyler) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
627 |
You used to could shop in a log in a what?
|
used to |
could |
|
Male |
White |
70 |
7th grade |
TX (Mill Creek) |
TX (Wiergate) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2192 |
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
CA |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1570 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
79 |
Until age 16 |
MD (Nanjemoy) |
MD (Nanjemoy) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1817 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
74 |
None |
NC (Brevard) |
NC (Brevard) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
721 |
Used to would.
|
used to |
would |
|
Male |
White |
42 |
High school |
TN (Nashville) |
TN (Nashville) |
1978 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1016 |
And anything that you see that might would help the police, call and let it be known. |
might |
would |
|
Male |
White |
20s |
Unknown |
SC (Union) |
Television |
1994 |
man during press conference |
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
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 |
|
LAMSAS |
1659 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
73 |
Illiterate |
VA (Shiflett Hollow) |
VA (Shiflett Hollow) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
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 |
311 |
You might can help.
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
Black |
15 |
9th grade (Student at time of interview) |
TX (Houston) |
TX (Houston) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1924 |
may could |
may |
could |
|
Male |
White |
72 |
Local schools |
GA (Ridgeville) |
GA (Ridgeville) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|