|
LAMSAS |
1800 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
74+ |
Illiterate |
NC (New Hope P.O.) |
NC (New Hope P.O.) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mishoe |
52 |
I thought I might could eat it, but when I tasted it, knew I couldn't. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
husband to wife |
Spoken |
1.8 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
704 |
Used to wouldn't.
|
used to |
wouldn't |
|
Male |
White |
50 |
Unknown |
AL (Burgess Plantation on Cedar Creek) |
AR (Russellville) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1555 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
82 |
Ages 6 to 18; on and off |
MD (Hickory) |
MD (Hickory) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
452 |
You might could have help me.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
67 |
6th grade |
LA (Hawthorne) |
LA (Hawthorne) |
1976 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1915 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
72 |
High school (Some) |
GA (Savannah) |
SC (Savannah) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Skipper |
148 |
You might say, well, he might can get away with that. |
might |
can |
|
Male |
Black |
20 |
College (Some) |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
294 |
Might can.
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
Black |
78 |
8th grade |
MS (Little Springs) |
MS (Little Springs) |
1973 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2215 |
|
may |
should |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
IN |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1736 |
might can |
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
68 |
Until age 16 |
NC (Turkey) |
NC (Turkey) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
388 |
You might could call it a shock.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
73 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
AL (Troy) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1832 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
60 |
A little |
SC (Hemingway) |
SC (Hemingway) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mishoe |
84 |
We might can keep a pet there. |
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
father to son |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
484 |
I might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
69 |
8th grade |
GA (Burke County) |
GA (Gough) |
1970 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Boertien |
2116 |
must not can |
must not |
can |
|
Male |
White |
20s |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
DiPaolo |
1344 |
I might would come by. |
might |
would |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Leander) |
TX (Austin, on phone) |
1981 |
man to group |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
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 |
|
LAMSAS |
1674 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
52 |
Until age 18 |
VA (Allum Ridge) |
VA (Allum Ridge) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2247 |
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
GA |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
1453 |
Larry might could return the book later. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
29 |
Graduate school (Doctoral degree) |
TN (Sneedville) |
SC (Columbia) |
2010 |
man to man |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
20 |
I wonder if he might would be interested in that? |
might |
would |
|
Male |
White |
20s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
man to man |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1523 |
maybe could |
maybe |
could |
|
Male |
White |
70 |
Until age 14 |
PA (Spruce Hill) |
PA (Spruce Hill) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Skipper |
166 |
Slate uptown might could fix it, too. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
21 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
116 |
We may can afford it, if we’re careful with the money. |
may |
can |
|
Male |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
father to son |
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
514 |
I think I might could recognize it.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
32 |
Graduate school (Law degree) |
AL (Talladega) |
AL (Talladega) |
1980 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
Boertien |
1281 |
You might couldn’t do that.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Feagin |
768 |
And you might could tell her you hadn’t been gettin’ one. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
50 |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
early 1970s |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
262 |
I might not can call.
|
might not |
can |
|
Male |
White |
55 |
College (Graduate) |
AL (Abbeville) |
AL (Abbeville) |
1976 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1979 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
59 |
Graduate school (Master's degree) |
GA (Atlanta) |
GA (Atlanta) |
1968 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
DiPaolo |
1374 |
I would like for you now to ask questions of me or anyone else here who might can answer them. |
might |
can |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
College |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1973 |
man to group |
Spoken |
1.6 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1706 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
77 |
None |
NC (Beaver Dam) |
NC (Beaver Dam) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
356 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
77 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
MS (Edwards) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
705 |
Used to wouldn't.
|
used to |
wouldn't |
|
Male |
White |
77 |
Part of 9th grade |
GA (Lamar) |
GA (Lamar) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1556 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
41 |
Until age 17 |
MD (Benson) |
MD (Benson) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1643 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
54 |
Until age 17 |
VA (Rice P.O.) |
VA (Rice P.O.) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
547 |
I might used to call them.
|
might |
used to |
|
Male |
White |
63 |
9th grade |
GA (Blackshear) |
GA (Blackshear) |
1969 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2216 |
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
SC |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
1494 |
How could you might do this? |
could |
might |
|
Male |
White |
40s |
Graduate school (Doctoral degree) |
WI (Unknown) |
SC (Columbia) |
2011 |
teacher to class |
Spoken |
2.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1737 |
may can |
may |
can |
|
Male |
White |
68 |
Until age 16 |
NC (Turkey) |
NC (Turkey) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
DiPaolo |
1408 |
(woman's name) oughta could answer my questions although I didn't do so well. |
oughta |
could |
|
Male |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Henderson) |
TX (Henderson,) |
|
man to woman |
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
2030 |
You might feel an unction that you might should go to the altar. |
might |
should |
|
Male |
White |
70 |
High school (Graduate) |
TN (Crossville) |
TN (Crossville) |
2013 |
man to group |
Spoken |
1.6 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1586 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
77 |
Illiterate |
VA (Naulakla) |
VA (Naulakla) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mishoe |
85 |
He may would loan us a few dollars, but I don't want to ask. |
may |
would |
|
Male |
Black |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
construction worker to another |
Spoken |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
737 |
Take your granddaddy, Ron. He might can tell ye! |
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
|
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
early 1970s |
acquaintance |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Boertien |
2117 |
must not ought |
must not |
ought |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
LAMSAS |
1675 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
76 |
None |
VA (Spencer) |
VA (Spencer) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
COCA |
1053 |
And I felt like I might could help contribute to that. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
57 |
College (Graduate, B.S. degree) |
MS (Greenwood) |
Television |
2005 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
579 |
I might would.
|
might |
would |
|
Male |
White |
45 |
High school |
AL (Lee County) |
AL (Opelika) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2248 |
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
NJ |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
1454 |
Do you think we might can meet next week? How about Thursday? |
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
25 |
College (Graduate) |
SC (Gaffney) |
SC (Columbia) |
2011 |
friend to friend |
Spoken |
2.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
21 |
I might could use another piece of bread.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
80s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
father to daughter |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1524 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
42 |
Until age 15 |
PA (Lost Creek Valley) |
PA (Lost Creek Valley) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Skipper |
167 |
She might should have gotten it. |
might |
should |
|
Male |
White |
21 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
421 |
I might could do that.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
27 |
Graduate school (Master's degree) |
AL (Troy) |
AL (Troy) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1866 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
62 |
High school |
SC (Boykin) |
SC (Boykin) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mishoe |
117 |
I might should be taping this. I forgot how funny it was. |
might |
should |
|
Male |
White |
17 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
son to mother |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
515 |
Might could say.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
85 |
3rd grade; illiterate |
GA (Fayetteville) |
GA (Jonesboro) |
1973 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
357 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
78 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
MS (Raymond) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
611 |
Shouldn't ought to have done it.
|
shouldn't |
ought to |
|
Male |
White |
58 |
Graduate school (Doctoral degree) |
LA (New Orleans) |
LA (New Orleans) |
1983 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Montgomery |
1998 |
Some of what the church might can do is to offer a support program. |
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
|
College graduate |
SC (Columbia) |
SC (Columbia) |
1992 |
Acquaintance to acquaintances |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2281 |
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
20 to... |
Unknown |
Unknown |
AZ |
|
Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1557 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
52 |
Until age 15 |
MD (Silver Run) |
MD (Silver Run) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Montgomery |
200 |
We might ought to bring it up just so we can think about it. |
might |
ought to |
|
Male |
White |
30s |
College (Graduate) |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1917 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
67 |
3 weeks |
GA (Lanier) |
GA (Lanier) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Boertien |
2087 |
John might, I think, could do that. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
LAGS |
548 |
Might have used to.
|
might have |
used to |
|
Male |
White |
50 |
College (2 years) |
GA (Atlanta) |
GA (Atlanta) |
1976 |
subject to fieldworker |
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 |
644 |
I used to could, but I can't now. |
used to |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
61 |
4th grade |
GA (Valdosta) |
GA (Valdosta) |
1971 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
960 |
Aiblins a new Scottish braidcastin authority micht can redd oot aw the foreign cockapentie pronunciations sae we ca keep oor ain hamelt Scottish vowels afore they aw disappear like a snaw aff a dyke. |
might |
can |
|
Male |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
|
|
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
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 |
486 |
I might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
62 |
College (1 year) |
TN (Portland) |
TN (Portland) |
1973 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Boertien |
2118 |
must not would |
must not |
would |
|
Male |
White |
21 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
LAMSAS |
1676 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
52 |
no information |
VA (Ridgeway) |
VA (Ridgeway) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
580 |
I might would.
|
might |
would |
|
Male |
White |
53 |
College (Graduate, B.S. degree) |
AL (Foley) |
AL (Foley) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
328 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
21 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
GA (Ocilla) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2249 |
|
might |
should |
|
Male |
White |
60 to... |
Unknown |
Unknown |
MD |
|
Patient |
Spoken |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
|
|
Visser |
1212 |
I fear that the emperor will depart thence, before my letters shall may come into your grace’s hands.
|
shall |
may |
|
Male |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Unknown) |
1532 |
|
Written |
1.4 |
|
|
LAGS |
674 |
I used to could work all day.
|
used to |
could |
|
Male |
White |
82 |
7th grade |
TN (Laurel Bloomery) |
TN (Laurel Bloomery) |
1971 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1525 |
maybe could |
maybe |
could |
|
Male |
White |
41 |
Until age 18 |
PA (New Bloomfield) |
PA (New Bloomfield) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Skipper |
168 |
He might could play pretty good. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1613 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
76 |
Little education |
VA (Tangier Island) |
VA (Tangier Island) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1867 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
81 |
About 15 months total |
SC (Dovesville) |
SC (Dovesville) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mishoe |
118 |
You might should go ahead and wake him up. |
might |
should |
|
Male |
White |
50s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
husband to wife |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
516 |
Might could say it.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
47 |
Graduate school (Master's degree) |
AL (Piedmont) |
AL (Piedmont) |
1980 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
770 |
At one time I might coulda helped you.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
50 |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
early 1970s |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1981 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
79 |
no information |
GA (Gainesville) |
GA (Gainesville) |
1966 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1708 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
75 |
4 sessions of 2 months each |
NC (Whortonsville P.O.) |
NC (Whortonsville P.O.) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Montgomery |
1999 |
We have a library that might could be stocked wit material that might be helpful. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
|
College graduate |
SC (Columbia) |
SC (Columbia) |
1992 |
Acquaintance to acquaintances |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2282 |
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
80 to... |
Unknown |
Unknown |
NE |
|
Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Montgomery |
201 |
We lived out in the country, and Laura has had a pretty hard time as you might could imagine. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
30s |
Graduate school (Some) |
SC (Unknown) |
SC (Unknown) |
|
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.8 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
455 |
Might could have helped me.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
87 |
6th grade |
LA (Spring Ridge) |
LA (Spring Ridge) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1918 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
78 |
Common schools |
GA (Ellabell) |
GA (Ellabell) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Boertien |
2088 |
John might could, I think, do that. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
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 |
|
LAGS |
297 |
I might can try.
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
Black |
65 |
None |
GA (Lee Co.) |
GA (Leesburg) |
1977 |
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2218 |
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
FL |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
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 |
|
LAGS |
391 |
He might could carry you to the doctor.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
85 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
GA (Jonesboro) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |