|
Elsman |
864 |
We thought we might could just put them ...
|
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
2007 |
|
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
England |
1180 |
I’ll tell you who they could be. They might could be Luke Skywalker and Han Solo. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Newcastle) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
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 |
|
Montgomery |
1995 |
It might could begin by a normal mother-daughter argument about different things. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
Unknown |
20 |
College (Some) |
Unknown |
TN (Memphis) |
1980 |
stranger to hypothetical |
Written |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2278 |
|
might |
can |
|
Female |
White |
50 to... |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC |
|
Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Labov |
1239 |
I might can’t get no more fines, neither. |
might |
can't |
|
Unknown |
Black |
12 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
NY (New York City) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
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 |
|
DiPaolo |
1331 |
I might not could stay the whole time. |
might not |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
379 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
17 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (San Antonio) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2214 |
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
AL |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1065 |
" I might could be subject to get [a] call of nature, " Gary Lee Stringer said from his cot. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Story |
1998 |
man to man |
Written |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Price |
1206 |
I may not can keep that up. |
may not |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
Mishoe |
54 |
Do you think Rosa might will be there? |
might |
will |
|
Female |
White |
50s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
female to group |
Spoken |
2.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
Montgomery |
222 |
Do you think we could get by with that? Then we might could do that. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
65 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
England |
978 |
Will he can go? |
will |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Durham) |
|
|
|
2.0 |
|
|
Skipper |
150 |
… and I was wondering if I might could come and talk to you later in the week. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
20s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
318 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
78 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
GA (Lithonia) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1364 |
I might oughta look into that. |
might |
ought to |
|
Male |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1981 |
man to woman |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
1149 |
You might would like to come with us. |
might |
would |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2247 |
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
GA |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Jamaica |
1224 |
mos(a) kyan “may/might must” |
must |
can |
|
Unknown |
Black |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Jamaica (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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 |
|
England |
2052 |
Thou schalt mowe senden hire a lettre.
|
schalt |
mowe |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England |
c1390 |
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
LAGS |
348 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
34 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
FL (Barbineau Park) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1394 |
I can't charge it at [store name], but I may could at [store name]. |
may |
could |
|
Female |
White |
70s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Unknown) |
1979 |
unknown |
Spoken |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
Elsman |
865 |
... 'cause he might would have a chance. |
might |
would |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
2007 |
|
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
England |
1181 |
[A: He doesn’t think people ought to smoke.] B: Well, they shouldn’t ought to, should they?
|
should |
ought to |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Newcastle) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
22 |
We might should go in. |
might |
should |
|
Female |
White |
20s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
student to group of students |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Montgomery |
190 |
You might can borrow Doctor Greiner's, if he's in. |
might |
can |
|
Female |
Black |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
Montgomery |
1996 |
The mother would still have memories of being raped and because of that may would take her revenge on the baby. |
may |
would |
|
Female |
Unknown |
20 |
College (Some) |
Unknown |
TN (Memphis) |
1980 |
stranger to hypothetical audience |
Written |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2279 |
|
might |
would |
|
Female |
Black |
60 to... |
Unknown |
Unknown |
MA |
|
Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Labov |
1240 |
In deep water. I might can get hurt. |
might |
can |
|
Unknown |
Black |
14 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
NY (New York City) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1019 |
So Kayes said " You might should have told me that, months ago. |
might |
should |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Story |
1991 |
man to man |
Written |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
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 |
|
Coleman |
1127 |
I may ought to have been doing my homework. |
may |
ought to |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
LAGS |
380 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
53 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Falfurrias) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2215 |
|
may |
should |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
IN |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1066 |
He would be deputy to Marice's uncle until the sheriff died or retired, and then it might could be he would win his own election to sheriff. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Story |
1998 |
narrator |
Written |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
55 |
Could we might possibly just cancel Christmas this year? |
could |
might |
|
Female |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
female to male (family) |
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 |
|
England |
979 |
They’ll not can get any food. |
will no |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Durham) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
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 |
319 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
47 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
GA (Atlanta) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1365 |
I might ought to go get us something to drink. |
might |
ought to |
|
Female |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
|
woman to woman |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
1150 |
You might should claim your expenses. |
might |
should |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2248 |
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
NJ |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1081 |
" Just out? " he half mimicked. " Out where? You think you might could tell me? " |
might |
could |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Story |
1993 |
man to woman |
Written |
1.4 |
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 |
|
LAGS |
255 |
May would
|
may |
would |
|
Male |
White |
76 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TN (Carter) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
England |
2053 |
... tanne i schal mow truliche sey ... the wordes þat be writen in holi writ.
|
schal |
mow |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England |
c1400 |
|
Written |
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
LAGS |
349 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
64 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
FL (Pensacola) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1395 |
These times I do not regret, but they may could have been better. |
may |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
20s |
College |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
|
student to teacher |
Written |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
Elsman |
866 |
What we might can do is as we work with our contractors on developing them ... |
might |
can |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
2007 |
|
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
23 |
I don't think I failed, but I think I might coulda done a lot better. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
20s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
female to female |
Spoken |
1.8 |
Naturalistic |
|
Montgomery |
1997 |
Someone from the archives staff might canhelp you. |
might |
can |
|
Female |
White |
50 |
College graduate |
Unknown |
TN (Knoxville) |
1994 |
Friend |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2280 |
|
may |
will |
|
Female |
Other |
30 to... |
Unknown |
Unknown |
RI |
|
Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1097 |
He might could be in a coma. Might be weeks and months. Might be years. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Story |
1991 |
man to group |
Written |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1021 |
A sailor went by on his way up the ladder of the forecastle, and said to me, "You might ought to go below." |
might |
ought to |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Novel |
2009 |
man to man |
Written |
1.q |
Naturalistic |
|
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 |
|
Coleman |
1128 |
I may can plow the bottom if it doesn’t rain anymore. |
may |
can |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.3 |
Elicited |
|
LAGS |
381 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
68 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Waxahatchie) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2216 |
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
SC |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2217 |
|
may |
can |
|
Female |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
GA |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Butters |
1207 |
This was very frustrating to me because we might could have won the match if every one would have played like that during the match. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Unknown) |
|
|
Written |
1.3 |
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 |
|
DiPaolo |
1418 |
Well, once we get under way, it shouldn't oughta take us very long. |
shouldn't |
ought to |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (San Antonio) |
1981 |
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
England |
980 |
I haven’t could get across the doors. |
haven't |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Durham) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
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 |
|
LAGS |
320 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
81 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
GA (Tallapoosa) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1366 |
I might oughta read. |
might |
ought to |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1981 |
man to woman |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
1151 |
He might no could do it. |
might no |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2249 |
|
might |
should |
|
Male |
White |
60 to... |
Unknown |
Unknown |
MD |
|
Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Jamaica |
1225 |
wuda mos hafi “would must must”
|
would |
must |
hafi (=have to, must) |
Unknown |
Black |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Jamaica (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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 |
|
England |
2054 |
for he shal mowe shewe be experience th’entente of his good will (OED).
|
shal |
mowe |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England |
1402 |
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
LAGS |
350 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
85 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
MS (Hernando) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1396 |
If you need me, holler. -Well, you might better stay in. why don't you stay in here? |
might |
better |
|
Male |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Henderson) |
1979 |
father to daughter |
Spoken |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
Elsman |
867 |
They may not can give it to you that second.
|
may not |
can |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
2007 |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Brandstetter |
1183 |
You might should go there because they might move it to New Jersey.
|
might |
should |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
TN (Unknown) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
24 |
We may can work something out. |
may |
can |
|
Female |
White |
50s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
aunt to niece |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2281 |
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
20 to... |
Unknown |
Unknown |
AZ |
|
Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
120 |
I got some, but I might should buy a little bit more. |
might |
should |
|
Female |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
daughter to mother |
Spoken |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1334 |
I might should take a Thursday off sometime. |
might |
should |
|
Female |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1979 |
woman to woman |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Coleman |
1129 |
Mrs. Jones might would have told you about the old courthouse. |
might |
would |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
LAGS |
382 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
68 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
AR (Bay Fa) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2218 |
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
FL |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1067 |
He thought, I have done pretty good in my life, and if I keep on I might could be a true success. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Story |
1998 |
interior monologue |
Written |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
57 |
Do you think there is a chance Wallace may can come? |
may |
can |
|
Female |
White |
50s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
aunt to neice |
Spoken |
1.5 |
Naturalistic |
|
Montgomery |
225 |
I don't know what to do with that table. I don't know who might could use it. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
71 |
College (Graduate) |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
England |
981 |
I doubt I’ll not can get. |
will not |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Durham) |
|
|
|
1.4 |
|
|
Skipper |
153 |
You might can pull some strings for me. |
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
21 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
321 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
49 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
GA (Monticello) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1367 |
We might oughta leave us on a little night light in here. |
might |
ought to |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
|
man to group (family) |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
1152 |
He maybe no could do it. |
maybe no |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2250 |
|
might |
can |
|
Female |
White |
40 to... |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC |
|
Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1082 |
You go on down to the next house down. Yella house sits back from the road. Real old man, he sits in the yard. He might could tell you. He's ninety-eight. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Story |
1993 |
woman to man |
Written |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
89 |
You might will be able to. I don’t know. |
might |
will |
|
Male |
White |
60s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
brother to brother |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
England |
2055 |
if it be wiþoute help any long tyme ... it shal noʒt mow be cured.
|
shal |
mow |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England |
c1425 |
J. Arderne, Treatise of Fistula in Ano (EETS) 42, 26 |
|
|
|
|
COCA |
1040 |
Allie knew enough students and wanted to meet someone a little older and more mature. Someone totally different. That's what Allie was looking forward to: meeting guys who didn't say things... |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Novel |
2011 |
omniscient narrator |
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
LAGS |
351 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
87 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
MS (Tunica) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |