|
Elsman |
858 |
We may could do a conference call. |
may |
could |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
2007 |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
England |
1174 |
[Q: What’s it been like?] A: Terrible. I haven’t could sleep.
|
have |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Newcastle) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
954 |
I dinae think he’ll dae it, but I suppose he might could. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.8 |
|
|
Feagin |
811 |
You useta could.
|
used to |
could |
|
Female |
White |
30 |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Selma) |
early 1970s |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Payne |
890 |
Go to see Mr. Smith. He might can tell you. |
might |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
AL (eastern) |
1909 |
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Scotland |
971 |
But I doubt, Miss Girzie, ye’ll no can expec her to domicile with the like of you. |
will no |
can |
|
Male |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Ayrshire) |
1826 |
|
Written |
1.4 |
|
|
Mashburn |
1262 |
She might could have been being seen by someone else.
|
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
GA (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Boertien |
2110 |
ought SUBJECT might had |
ought |
might |
had |
Female |
White |
21 |
College Student |
TX (Beaumont) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
2.0 |
Elicited |
|
Nagle |
1142 |
Ælc cristen man hit sceall cunnan. “Each Christian man shall know it” |
sceall (=shall) |
cunnan (=could, ken, know) |
|
Male |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Unknown) |
c1000 |
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
Jamaica |
1220 |
wi mos “will must” |
will |
must |
|
Unknown |
Black |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Jamaica (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Scotland |
923 |
He'll can do it. |
will |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
England |
2048 |
Swa þatt menn sholldenn muɽhenn sen þurrh Goddspellbokess lare All hu þeɽɽ mihhtenn follɽenn rihht þatt stih. |
sholldenn |
hafi (=have to, must) |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England |
c1200 |
|
Written |
1.3 |
|
|
Feagin |
1296 |
Could you might tell me where the administration building is?
|
could |
might |
|
Male |
Black |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NY (Unknown) |
|
|
Spoken |
2.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Elsman |
859 |
There's two possible things that we might would need. |
might |
would |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
2007 |
|
Spoken |
1.6 |
Naturalistic |
|
England |
1175 |
You might can see underneath. |
might |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Newcastle) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
955 |
I cannae dae it the now, but I would could next week. |
would |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.1 |
|
|
Coleman |
1123 |
She might should be taking some pills for her cold. |
might |
should |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Taylor |
891 |
I mought ’a’ could if I’d ’a’ wanted to. |
mought have |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
MO (southwestern) |
1923 |
|
|
1.3 |
|
|
Hern.&S |
2023 |
I might should do the dishes. |
might |
should |
|
Unknown |
Black |
c17 |
High school student |
IL (Chicago) |
IL (Chicago) |
1970s |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
972 |
Yince an A’d wun there, A thocht, A micht mebbies cood geet a hurl the lenth o Hawick.
|
might |
mebbies (=maybe) |
could |
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Roxburghshire) |
1925 |
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
|
Jamaica |
1221 |
wi hafi “will must” |
will |
hafi (=have to, must) |
|
Unknown |
Black |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Jamaica (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Scotland |
924 |
He’ll maybe come the morn |
will |
maybe |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
England |
2047 |
forr þatt Crist ne wollde nohht þatt Nicodm ne wisste þatt he ne shollde muʒhenn nohht ben borrʒhenn, þohh he mihhte Lefenn & trowwenn rihht o Crist þurrh Cristes miccle tacness, But iff he wære... |
shollde |
muʒhenn |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England |
c1200 |
|
Written |
1.4 |
|
|
Boertien |
1297 |
Could you might come over here for a minute?
|
could |
might |
|
Female |
White |
25 |
Unknown |
TX (Unknown) |
TX (College Station) |
|
|
Spoken |
2.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
783 |
I might would. |
might |
would |
|
Female |
White |
70s |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (West Anniston) |
early 1970s |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Elsman |
860 |
We might could just kinda look and see.
|
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
2007 |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
England |
1176 |
I mightn’t can use this thumb properly, if it heals like this. |
might |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Newcastle) |
|
|
|
1.3 |
|
|
Scotland |
956 |
He cannae dae it these days, but he used to could. |
used to |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.1 |
|
|
Feagin |
813 |
I useta wouldn’t stay at home when ...
|
used to |
would |
|
Female |
White |
78 |
Unknown |
AL (Cleburn) |
AL (Native of Cleburn, Ranolph Counties, but 30 years in Anniston) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Butters |
1203 |
But if I be coming out of the field and riding Old Judge, I may would kinda switch off. |
may |
would |
|
Unknown |
Black |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
|
|
Spoken |
1.2 |
|
|
MISC |
892 |
[I] think if I could get in there and people would work with me, we might could get something going. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
GA (Mayorsville) |
|
1972 |
|
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
973 |
He wouldna could dae’t, |
would |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Argyll) |
1929 |
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
R&W |
1264 |
I might could ketch a possum tonight, over on East Mountain.
|
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
AR (Unknown) |
|
|
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
Scotland |
1144 |
He’ll can help us the morn. |
will |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Scotland |
925 |
He’ll might can come the morn. |
will |
might |
can |
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
England |
2049 |
Hu sal ani man ðe muʒen deren?
|
sal |
muʒen |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England |
c1259 |
|
Written |
2.0 |
|
|
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 |
|
Feagin |
784 |
My sick folks might would be better. |
might |
would |
|
Female |
White |
70s |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (West Anniston) |
early 1970s |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Elsman |
861 |
Do you think he might can work in your department? |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
2007 |
|
Spoken |
2.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
England |
1177 |
[Q: Can you tell me the lengths and prices of the pieces of leather again?] A: You’ll not can remember them. They’re all different lengths and prices.
|
will not |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Newcastle) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Labov |
1238 |
If you can find that canceled check, I may can go out there and get it. |
may |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
FL (Unknown) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
Coleman |
1124 |
I might ought to have been working this morning instead of reading. |
might |
ought to |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Feagin |
814 |
She useta wouldn’t take more’n a spoonful of anything. |
used to |
wouldn't |
|
Female |
White |
70 |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Gadsden) |
early 1970s |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Johnson |
893 |
I used to could speak that jargon better than I could English and we had a i-dea that was to be the standard language here in Oregon.
|
used to |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
OR (Unknown) |
1909 |
|
|
1.1 |
|
|
Hern.&S |
2025 |
He must can sing. |
must |
can |
|
Unknown |
Black |
c17 |
High school student |
IL (Chicago) |
IL (Chicago) |
1970s |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
974 |
An dan, wi baid een staandin wide, Sae noucht could can ta pass me.
|
could |
can to |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Shetland) |
|
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
R&W |
1265 |
I might could dry them dishes for ye. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
MO (Unknown) |
MO (Unknown) |
|
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
Scotland |
1145 |
They might could be working in the shop. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|