|
LAMSAS |
1982 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
66 |
High school graduate |
GA (Dahlonega) |
GA (Dahlonega) |
1968 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
England |
990 |
He used couldn’t. |
used to |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Warwick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1576 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
89 |
no information |
VA (Hickory Grove) |
VA (Hickory Grove) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1823 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
81 |
Very little |
SC(Burgess P.O.) |
SC (Burgess P.O.) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
1160 |
Did they use to would drink black coffee late at night? |
used to |
would |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
|
|
|
2.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1918 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
78 |
Common schools |
GA (Ellabell) |
GA (Ellabell) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
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 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1665 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
77 |
1 year |
VA (Dutch Creek) |
VA (Dutch Creek) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
940 |
He should no can come. |
should no |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1759 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
77 |
3 years |
NC (Nashville) |
NC (Nashville) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1514 |
maybe could |
maybe |
could |
|
Male |
White |
52 |
Until age 17 |
PA (Estella) |
PA (Estella) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1515 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
72 |
Until age 20 |
PA (Huntersville( |
PA (Huntersville) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1606 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
80 |
Illiterate |
VA (Gillams) |
VA (Gillams) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1856 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
68 |
no information |
SC (Millettville) |
SC (Millettville) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
DARE |
877 |
[Do you think you’ll go?] Might could. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
CO (Unknown) |
1967 |
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1951 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
82 |
2 years |
GA (Adrian) |
GA (Adrian) |
1972 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
1244 |
If wey hæd cuid cum ... |
had |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (southern) |
|
|
|
1.2 |
|
|
Mashburn |
1249 |
He may can see you today. |
may |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
GA (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1698 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
70 |
Illiterate |
NC (Holly Springs) |
NC (Holly Springs) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1792 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
41 |
Until age 19 |
NC (Concord) |
NC (Concord) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1547 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
73 |
A little until age 12 |
MD (Dominion) |
MD (Dominion) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
England |
2056 |
They shall ... mowe be ... emendyng to devout prayers ... in Goddis house, where prayers be most exaudible. |
shall |
mowe |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England |
c1443 |
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
H&S |
1211 |
See that drug store? You might coulda find it there. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Bahamas (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1634 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
75 |
Illiterate |
VA (Wingina P.O.) |
VA (Wingina P.O.) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1889 |
might possibly |
might |
possibly |
|
Female |
White |
73 |
College (Some) |
SC (Edgefield) |
SC (Edgefield) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1728 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
49 |
Until age 18 |
NC (Riverside) |
NC (Riverside) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1983 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
85 |
Very little |
GA (Lonesome Cove) |
GA (Lonesome Cove) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
England |
991 |
I can’t do it now, but I used to could |
used to |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Warwick) |
|
|
|
1.1 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1577 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
81 |
6 months total |
VA (Nethers) |
VA (Nethers) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1824 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
70 |
None |
SC (Centenary P.O.) |
SC (Centenary P.O.) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
1161 |
He might should claim his expenses. |
might |
should |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1919 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
43 |
College (Some) |
GA (Lanier) |
GA (Lanier) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
F&B |
1231 |
She is not a victim because she might could have prevented it but did not try. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
College Student |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
|
|
Written |
1.8 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1666 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Female |
White |
77 |
1 year |
VA (Dutch Creek) |
VA (Dutch Creek) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
941 |
He should no could have come. |
should no |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1760 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
76 |
3 months total |
NC (Nashville) |
NC (Nashville) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1761 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
43 |
Until age 16 |
NC (Nashville) |
NC (Nashville) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1516 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
42 |
Until age 16 |
PA (Mackeyville) |
PA (Mackeyville) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1607 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
56 |
Until age 16 |
VA (Ruthville) |
VA (Ruthville) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1857 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
69 |
8th grade |
SC (Allendale) |
SC (Allendale) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
DARE |
878 |
I might could should tell her about it. |
might |
could |
should |
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (central) |
1989 |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1952 |
might can |
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
82 |
2 years |
GA (Adrian) |
GA (Adrian) |
1972 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
959 |
Ye’ll can cum neist weik. |
will |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (southern) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Mashburn |
1250 |
He may could see you today.
|
may |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
GA (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1699 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
41 |
Until age 13 or 14 |
NC (Holly Springs) |
NC (Holly Springs) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1793 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
86 |
Illiterate |
NC (Mint Hill) |
NC (Mint Hill) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1548 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
53 |
Until age 17 |
MD (Preston) |
MD (Preston) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
England |
2057 |
After the discrecyon of myne Executors as þe shal mow seme most ... expedient (OED).
|
shal |
mowe |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England |
1449 |
|
Written |
1.3 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1635 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Female |
White |
61 |
Private teacher |
VA (Mt. Tabor) |
VA (Mt. Tabor) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
910 |
He’ll might could do it for you. |
will |
might |
could |
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1729 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
75 |
no information |
NC (Whiskey Creek) |
NC (Whiskey Creek) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1984 |
may can |
may |
can |
|
Male |
White |
85 |
Very little |
GA (Lonesome Cove) |
GA (Lonesome Cove) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
England |
992 |
He use to could lift a fifty-six ower his heead wi’ one hand, but he can’t nah.
|
used to |
could |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (West Yorkshire) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.1 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1578 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
55 |
Until age 14 |
VA (Madison) |
VA (Madison) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1825 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
55 |
4th grade |
SC (Manning) |
SC (Manning) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
1162 |
He might can go. |
might |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1920 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
80 |
Until age 12 or 13 |
GA (Flemington) |
GA (Flemington) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1667 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
55 |
Until age 16 |
VA (Nellysford) |
VA (Nellysford) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
942 |
He should could no have come. |
should |
could no |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1762 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
65 |
Illiterate |
NC (Wise) |
NC (Wise) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Coleman |
1113 |
He might can get the car fixed before we leave. |
might |
can |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.3 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1517 |
maybe could |
maybe |
could |
|
Male |
White |
80 |
Until age 14 |
PA (Holt's Hollow, Johnson's Run/Milesburg) |
PA (Holt's Hollow, Johnson's Run/Milesburg) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1858 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
76 |
7th grade |
SC (Hampton) |
SC (Hampton) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1953 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
71 |
Local schools |
GA (Kibbee) |
GA (Kibbee) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
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 |
|
|
Mashburn |
1251 |
He might would see you today. |
might |
would |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
GA (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1700 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
71 |
Very little |
NC (Alligator Township) |
NC (Alligator Township) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1794 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
81 |
18 days |
NC (Danbury) |
NC (Danbury) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1549 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
69 |
Very little |
MD (Tilghman Island) |
MD (Tilghman Island) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
England |
2058 |
Lete me have knowlache of ʒour mynde ... whan ʒe shall moun be in this cuntre.
|
shall |
moun |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England |
1481 |
|
Written |
3.0 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1636 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
86 |
no information |
VA (Cumberland Courthouse) |
VA (Cumberland Courthouse) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
911 |
You’ll have to can do it whether you want to or not.
|
will |
have to |
can |
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.3 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1730 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
55+ |
no information |
NC (Wilmington) |
NC (Wilmington) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1985 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
91 |
4-5 month session |
GA (Germany) |
GA (Germany) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
England |
993 |
I us’t at could dance as weel as anybody when I was young. |
used at |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Lancaster) |
|
|
|
1.3 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1579 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
71 |
None |
VA (Bell's Crossroads) |
VA (Bell's Crossroads) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1826 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
81 |
Local schools |
SC (Manning) |
SC (Manning) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
1163 |
He might could go. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1921 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
53 |
Illiterate |
GA (Crescent) |
GA (Crescent) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Belize |
1232 |
Yu mos yuz tu ... |
must |
used to |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Belize (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1668 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Female |
White |
83 |
1 year |
VA (Battery Creek) |
VA (Battery Creek) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
943 |
He shouldnae no could have come. |
shouldnae |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1763 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
52 |
Until age 20 plus 18 months |
NC (Marmaduke) |
NC (Marmaduke) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1518 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
79 |
Until age 18 |
PA (Nossville) |
PA (Nossville) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1608 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Female |
White |
86 |
Illiterate |
VA (Discund) |
VA (Discund) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1859 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
68 |
Into 5th reader |
SC (Hampton) |
SC (Hampton) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1954 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
72 |
8th grade |
GA (Uvalda) |
GA (Uvalda) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
961 |
He aft threaps the success o Catalan an the politcal methodology o hoo this wis pitten ower, haudin it as an exemplar o hou things cuid micht chyngit for Scots. |
could |
might |
|
Male |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
|
2007 |
|
Written |
1.8 |
|
|
Mashburn |
1252 |
He might will see you today.
|
might |
will |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
GA (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1701 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
60 |
Educated in Alligator |
NC (Alligator Township) |
NC (Alligator Township) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1795 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
36 |
Until age 17 |
NC (Piedmont Springs) |
NC (Piedmont Springs) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1550 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
58 |
Until age 20 |
MD (Salem) |
MD (Salem) |
1939 |
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 |
|
|
|
England |
2059 |
As longe that I shall maye bere armes (OED).
|
shall |
maye |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England |
c1489 |
|
Written |
|
|
|
Traugott |
1213 |
Ye shall mowe have itt of Toppis. |
shall |
mowe (=may) |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Unknown) |
1451 |
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1637 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
68 |
12 months |
VA (CaIla) |
VA (CaIra) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
912 |
I would like to could swim.
|
would |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1731 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
89 |
no information |
NC (Calabash) |
NC (Calabash) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1986 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
72 |
High school graduate |
GA (Clayton) |
GA (Clayton) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|