|
LAMSAS |
1916 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
90 |
Private governess, some public school |
GA (Savannah) |
SC (Savannah) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Boertien |
2086 |
John, I guess, may could do that. |
may |
could |
|
Female |
White |
21 |
College Student |
TX (Beaumont) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
LAGS |
473 |
Might could help you.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
84 |
11th grade |
TX (Corpus Christi) |
TX (Corpus Christi) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
133 |
If you're going on a trip, we might should better look it over.
|
might |
should |
better |
Male |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
mechanic to customer |
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
Elsman |
826 |
I didn't know if there was a person who handled technology who might could better answer my question. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
30s |
College (Graduate) |
SC (Unknown) |
SC (Columbia) |
2007 |
customer to representative of rental meeting space |
Spoken |
1.6 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1687 |
might can |
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
41 |
Until age 16 |
NC (Moyock) |
NC (Moyock) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
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 |
|
|
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 |
|
Montgomery |
223 |
I don't know who you would talk to. You might would want to start with the person in the head office. |
might |
would |
|
Female |
White |
50s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1781 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
52 |
Until age 18 |
NC (Thomasville) |
NC (Thomasville) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1536 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
61 |
Part of three winters |
PA (Greenbriar) |
PA (Greenbriar) |
1940 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
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 |
|
Mishoe |
65 |
You might could possibly help me. I don't know. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
30s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
customer to clerk |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1623 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
45 |
Until age 17 |
VA (Newville) |
VA (Newville) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1879 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
75 |
Local one-teacher schools |
SC (Livingston) |
SC (Livingston) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Boertien |
1295 |
That I might could’ve done it yesterday excited me. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
30 |
College Student |
TX (Beaumont) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
1.4 |
Elicited |
|
Feagin |
757 |
There might could be some’in somewhere. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
16 |
10th grade |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
Early 1970s |
stranger |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1948 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
61 |
Hood's Chapel School |
GA (Augusta) |
GA (Augusta) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Boertien |
2117 |
must not ought |
must not |
ought |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
Skipper |
161 |
We might could work something out. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
21 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1387 |
They may can do it Friday, or they may wait till Monday. |
may |
can |
|
Male |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
TX (Beaumont) |
TX (Austin) |
1979 |
man to woman |
Spoken |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
Elsman |
858 |
We may could do a conference call. |
may |
could |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
2007 |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1719 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
71 |
Illiterate |
NC (Chinquapin P.O.) |
NC (Chinquapin P.O.) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
345 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
87 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
FL (Rock Hill) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
1 |
I thought you might could help me.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
Customer to clerk |
Spoken |
1.4 |
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 |
|
LAGS |
255 |
May would
|
may |
would |
|
Male |
White |
76 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TN (Carter) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1813 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Female |
White |
57 |
Very little |
NC (Friendship Church) |
NC (Friendship Church) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Reed |
1093 |
If you do that, it might could spark |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
28 |
College (Graduate) |
SC (Greenwood) |
SC (Columbia) |
2012 |
man to group |
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
693 |
We used to could go to where we wanted to.
|
used to |
could |
|
Male |
White |
72 |
7th grade |
TX (Houston) |
TX (Houston) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
441 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
43 |
College |
TX (Brownsville) |
TX (Brownsville) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
97 |
I thought you might could do it a little different this time. I'm tired of this same old look. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
female to hairdresser (f) |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1325 |
Q: Can you read Hebrew? A: I might can even read this word |
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Unknown) |
TX (Austin) |
1980 |
man to man |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1655 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
62 |
Until age 20 |
VA (Gholsonville) |
VA (Gholsonville) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Boertien |
2148 |
shouldn't ought |
shouldn't |
ought |
|
|
White |
19 |
College Student |
TX (Dickenson) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
LAGS |
535 |
You might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
80 |
8th grade |
TX (Waco) |
TX (Waco) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
789 |
You might otta have that checked. |
might |
ought to |
|
Female |
White |
74 |
13 years |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
1972 |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1980 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
53 |
Graduate School (some) |
GA (Atlanta) |
GA (Atlanta) |
1970 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Montgomery |
191 |
Well you might would know. |
might |
would |
|
Male |
White |
24 |
Graduate school (Some) |
MS (Unknown) |
SC (Unknown) |
|
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1749 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
68 |
no information |
NC (Hollister) |
NC (Hollister) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
COCA |
1062 |
The question is whether or not the attorney general has said things in the past which would -- might could mitigate his objective ability to enforce the law, as he is charged to do as attorney... |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
50 |
College (Graduate, B.S. degree) |
NY (New York) |
Television |
2001 |
host to panelist |
Spoken |
1.6 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1504 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
75 |
Until age 17; first learned English at school |
PA (Bethel Township) |
PA (Bethel Township) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
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 |
|
LAGS |
378 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
29 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Victoria) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
34 |
I guess I might could do it. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
18 |
College (Freshman) |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
student to instructor |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
632 |
You used to could buy lard in buckets, too.
|
used to |
could |
|
Female |
White |
85 |
7th grade |
MS (Weathersby) |
MS (Weathersby) |
1978 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1599 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
44 |
College |
VA (West Point) |
VA (West Point) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1846 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
83 |
Grammar school |
SC (Charleston) |
SC (Charleston) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
726 |
People used to would, you know.
|
used to |
would |
|
Female |
White |
65 |
8th grade |
TN (Knoxville) |
TN (Knoxville) |
1972 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
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 |
474 |
Might could help you.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
43 |
College |
TX (Brownsville) |
TX (Brownsville) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
132 |
You might not shouldn't put so much water directly on those flowers. |
might not |
shouldn't |
|
Female |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
wife to husband |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Elsman |
827 |
I might could recruit some people from Aiken too. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
30s |
College (Graduate) |
SC (Unknown) |
SC (Columbia) |
2007 |
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1688 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
79 |
None |
NC (Old trap) |
NC (Old Trap) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
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 |
568 |
Might would cause you to break out.
|
might |
would |
|
Female |
White |
57 |
10th grade |
GA (Clinch County) |
GA (Homerville) |
1975 |
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 |
|
Montgomery |
224 |
I might would even compare the pre-test and post-test. |
might |
would |
|
Male |
White |
24 |
Graduate school (Some) |
MS (Unknown) |
SC (Unknown) |
|
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1782 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Female |
White |
79 |
Little |
NC (Corinth Church) |
NC (Corinth Church) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
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 |
|
|
|
LAGS\ |
662 |
Used to could.
|
used to |
could |
|
Female |
White |
87 |
7th grade |
FL (Rock Hill) |
FL (Rock Hill) |
1973 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
2031 |
We might could get it done tonight. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
65 |
College (Graduate) |
TN (Crossville) |
TN (Crossville) |
2013 |
woman to family |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
410 |
I might could do it.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
76 |
10th grade |
LA (Mount Union) |
LA (Mount Union) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
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 |
|
LAGS |
320 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
81 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
GA (Tallapoosa) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
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 |
|
LAMSAS |
1878 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
78 |
Country school |
SC (Patterson Mill) |
SC (Patterson Mill) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
504 |
I might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
74 |
7th-8th grade |
TX (Caldwell) |
TX (Caldwell) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
758 |
But you could lost it [=beauty], too, cause you might could have an accident and really get, y’know, you could really be ugly, y’know. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
16 |
9th grade |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
1969 |
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
Boertien |
2118 |
must not would |
must not |
would |
|
Male |
White |
21 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
Skipper |
162 |
I might could possibly could make this shot. |
might |
could |
could |
Male |
White |
22 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
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 |
|
LAMSAS |
1720 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
61 |
Until age 20 |
NC (Friendship) |
NC (Friendship) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
346 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
White |
42 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
FL (Wausau) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2249 |
|
might |
should |
|
Male |
White |
60 to... |
Unknown |
Unknown |
MD |
|
Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
2 |
Could you might give me a minute? |
could |
might |
|
Female |
White |
30s |
Unknown |
unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
student to professor |
Spoken |
2.0 |
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 |
|
LAGS |
256 |
may would
|
may |
would |
|
Female |
White |
63 |
High school |
GA (Sardis) |
GA (Hartwell) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1814 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
16 |
High school student |
NC (Walnut) |
NC (Walnut) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
694 |
Used to could play one.
|
used to |
could |
|
Male |
White |
78 |
8th grade |
TN (Spring City) |
TN (Spring City) |
1978 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
442 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
24 |
Graduate school (at time of interview; Emory University) |
TN (Chattanooga) |
TN (Chattanooga) |
1978 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
98 |
His mother didn't like his new wife, and she definitely did like Tartuffe. That might would have been enough of a reason right there for Orgon to have brought him home don't you think?
|
might |
would |
|
Female |
White |
18 |
College (Some) |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
student to class |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1656 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
82 |
Illiterate |
VA (Stony Creek) |
VA (Stony Creek) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Coleman |
1123 |
She might should be taking some pills for her cold. |
might |
should |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2149 |
might SUBJECT ought |
might |
ought |
|
Female |
White |
19 |
College Student |
TX (Dickenson) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
2.0 |
Elicited |
|
Feagin |
790 |
I might otta do that |
might |
ought to |
|
Male |
White |
30s |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1981 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
79 |
no information |
GA (Gainesville) |
GA (Gainesville) |
1966 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Montgomery |
192 |
I think that I might could find enough differential there to test the distinction. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
24 |
Graduate school (Some) |
MS (Unknown) |
SC (Unknown) |
|
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1750 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
59 |
Until age 15 |
NC (Darlington) |
NC (Darlington) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1505 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
66 |
Until age 21 |
PA (Hanover) |
PA (Hanover) |
1940 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
Mishoe |
35 |
The only reason I might would want a book banned would be if it was just plain unworthy to read. |
might |
would |
|
Female |
White |
18 |
College (Freshman) |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
student to instructor |
Spoken |
1.6 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
633 |
You used to could buy them.
|
used to |
could |
|
Female |
White |
74 |
8th grade |
GA (Glennville) |
GA (Glennville) |
1972 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
289 |
Might can.
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
61 |
Graduate school (Law degree) |
GA (Montgomery Co.) |
GA (Mt. Vernon) |
1970 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
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 |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1918 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
78 |
Common schools |
GA (Ellabell) |
GA (Ellabell) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|