|
LAMSAS |
1760 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
76 |
3 months total |
NC (Nashville) |
NC (Nashville) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Butters |
1208 |
The AIDS-infected child may could be allowed to visit the school for a short time during a controlled classroom activity. |
may |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Unknown) |
|
|
Written |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
664 |
Used to could.
|
used to |
could |
|
Female |
White |
46 |
High school |
MS (Kosciusko) |
MS (Kosciusko) |
1980 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1515 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
72 |
Until age 20 |
PA (Huntersville( |
PA (Huntersville) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Park |
901 |
It might would. |
might |
would |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
TX (Unknown) |
|
1940 |
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAGS |
412 |
I might could do it.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
82 |
8th grade |
LA (Ridge) |
LA (Ridge) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
14 |
Would there might possibly be any more of those forms in the office? |
would |
might |
|
Female |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
student to secretary |
Spoken |
2.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1435 |
So she mighta coulda driven that truck a yours. |
might have |
could |
|
Male |
White |
13 |
Middle-school student |
TX (Lamesa) |
TX (Lamesa) |
1980 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
|
Elicited |
|
LAMSAS |
1606 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
80 |
Illiterate |
VA (Gillams) |
VA (Gillams) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
England |
982 |
I’ll can gang to-day. |
will |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Cumberland) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1856 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
68 |
no information |
SC (Millettville) |
SC (Millettville) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
506 |
I might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
Black |
63 |
High school |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (San Antonio) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Cunningham |
1273 |
He must have fuh do əm. |
must |
have fuh (=have to) |
|
Unknown |
Black |
|
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
SC (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Feagin |
760 |
She might could give ... |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
26 |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
early 1970s |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
254 |
Sometimes they maybe may would. |
may |
would |
|
Female |
Black |
72 |
9th grade (Some) |
AL (Brantley) |
AL (Selma) |
1978 |
female to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
1057 |
I might should have run that by them. |
might |
should |
|
Male |
White |
39 |
Graduate (Master's Degree) |
TX (Houston) |
Television interview |
2012 |
man to group |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
110 |
I'm gonna give a little demonstration of what might woulda happened to that guy if we'd a fought. |
might |
would |
|
Male |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Television Show |
c1990 |
character from NBC's 'Cheers' to barfolk |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
1400 |
That might would be a good idea.
|
might |
would |
|
Female |
White |
30 |
Graduate school (Doctoral degree) |
TN (Seymour) |
SC (Columbia) |
2012 |
wife to husband |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Elsman |
837 |
Somebody else may can think of some more |
may |
can |
|
Female |
White |
30s |
College (Graduate) |
SC (Unknown) |
SC (Columbia) |
2007 |
co-worker to co-worker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1698 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
70 |
Illiterate |
NC (Holly Springs) |
NC (Holly Springs) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
348 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
34 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
FL (Barbineau Park) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
1153 |
You have to can drive a car to get that job. |
have to |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAGS |
602 |
I might would use and it and might wouldn't.
|
might |
wouldn't |
|
Female |
Black |
42 |
High school (Graduate) |
TX (Dallas) |
TX (Dallas) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1961 |
might would |
might |
would |
|
Male |
Black |
68 |
None |
GA (Milledgeville) |
GA (Milledgeville) |
1970 |
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 |
|
|
|
LAGS |
696 |
She used to wouldn't
|
used to |
wouldn't |
|
Female |
White |
71 |
5th grade |
TN (Springfield) |
TN (Springfield) |
1973 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1547 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
73 |
A little until age 12 |
MD (Dominion) |
MD (Dominion) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
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 |
|
Scotland |
933 |
He might no could have done it. |
might no |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAGS |
444 |
Might could have.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
19 |
College (student at time of interview) |
MS (Jackson) |
MS (Jackson) |
1978 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
1465 |
Do you think we might should tell him ourselves? |
might |
should |
|
Female |
White |
38 |
Graduate school (Master's degree) |
TN (Sneedville) |
TN (Sneedville) |
2010 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
|
Elicited |
|
Mishoe |
46 |
We might can find a closer way to go.
|
might |
can |
|
Female |
White |
30s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
wife to husband |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1634 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
75 |
Illiterate |
VA (Wingina P.O.) |
VA (Wingina P.O.) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
COCA |
1042 |
We report you to child support recovery -- he might could find you. If that's gon na be a problem, let us know. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Article in Journal |
2010 |
worker to client |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1889 |
might possibly |
might |
possibly |
|
Female |
White |
73 |
College (Some) |
SC (Edgefield) |
SC (Edgefield) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
538 |
I figured I might not ought to.
|
might not |
ought to |
|
Male |
White |
75 |
7-8 years of school |
GA (Miller County) |
GA (Colquitt) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1306 |
If the defense gets the offense the ball, yeah, we might could win the game |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
67 |
College (raduate |
AR (Fordyce) |
Television |
1980 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
792 |
We might otta give you a chicken sandwich. |
might |
ought to |
|
Female |
White |
30 |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Selma) |
early 1970s |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
286 |
Might can.
|
might |
can |
|
Female |
White |
62 |
5th grade |
GA (6 miles from Milledgeville) |
GA (Milledgeville) |
1970 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1897 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
73 |
Common schools |
SC (Lancaster) |
SC (Lancaster) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Reed |
2067 |
If it's the difference in grammar, I may should take points off. |
may |
should |
|
Female |
White |
25 |
Graduate School (Master's degree) |
NJ |
SC (Columbia) |
2013 |
friend to group |
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
Skipper |
142 |
It might would be better if you talked to him first. |
might |
would |
|
Female |
White |
21 |
Graduate school (Some) |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1728 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
49 |
Until age 18 |
NC (Riverside) |
NC (Riverside) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
DiPaolo |
1398 |
I might better hurry |
might |
better |
|
Female |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Tyler) |
TX (Austin) |
1980 |
sister to sister |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DARE |
869 |
I might could look it up in my notes. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
SC (Bradley) |
SC (Unknown) |
1967 |
interviewee to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
380 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
53 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Falfurrias) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Brandstetter |
1185 |
It may shouldn’t be like that in that particular context. |
may |
should |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
TN (Unknown) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
634 |
You used to could buy them.
|
used to |
could |
|
Male |
White |
60 |
4th grade |
AL (Alpine) |
AL (Alpine) |
1973 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1993 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
75 |
Local school through the 5th reader |
FL (Windsor) |
FL (Windsor) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
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 |
|
|
|
COCA |
1100 |
Things ain't real hot right now. Rex, there though, (nodding toward a half-naked man burrowed under an 83 Buick) is about to relocate in about a week to San Angelo. I might could use a man when... |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Film |
1990 |
man to man |
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
729 |
I may can trail you over. |
may |
can |
|
Female |
White |
60 |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Birmingham) |
early 1970s |
acquaintance |
Spoken |
1.0 |
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 |
|
COCA |
1025 |
That technology transfer, the permission occurred back during the Bush administration, my question being how long has this sort of transfer been going on that we might ought to have been more... |
might |
ought to |
|
Female |
White |
44 |
Graduate school (Law degree) |
TX (Dallas) |
Television |
1998 |
host to panelist |
Spoken |
2.6 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
477 |
I might could help you.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
68 |
9th grade |
MS (Dillon) |
MS (Lorman) |
1973 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Montgomery |
2011 |
Professor Smith, the committee chair, may can give you some further information. |
may |
can |
|
Male |
White |
|
College graduate |
Unknown |
SC (Columbia) |
1995 |
Staff member of a university's Sponsred Programs Office to a faculty member. |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
79 |
She might can wear it if she fixes the belt. |
might |
can |
|
Female |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
female to family |
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1337 |
You might should call me, because I officiate basketball. |
might |
should |
|
Male |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Henderson) |
TX (Austin, on phone) |
1979 |
man to woman |
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1006 |
Daddy said she might can come home this week. |
might |
can |
|
Female |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Story |
2004 |
child to adults |
Written |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1667 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
55 |
Until age 16 |
VA (Nellysford) |
VA (Nellysford) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Coleman |
1131 |
Mrs. Jones might’ve could’a told you. |
might've |
could |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
LAGS |
571 |
They might would have called it the "shed room."
|
might |
would |
|
Female |
White |
52 |
High school |
GA (Sumter County) |
GA (Plains) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
319 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
47 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
GA (Atlanta) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1930 |
mought can |
mought |
can |
|
Male |
White |
87 |
On and off for 4 years |
GA (Folkston) |
GA (Folkston) |
1947 |
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 |
|
|
|
COCA |
1068 |
"We might could start being famous, Fike, " Eldon said. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Story |
1998 |
man to man |
Written |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
665 |
I used to could make.
|
used to |
could |
|
Female |
White |
80 |
8th grade |
MS (Jefferson) |
MS (Jefferson) |
1978 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1516 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
42 |
Until age 16 |
PA (Mackeyville) |
PA (Mackeyville) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Park |
902 |
He ought to could. |
ought to |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
TX (Unknown) |
|
1940 |
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAGS |
413 |
Maybe they might could do something. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
37 |
High school |
FL (Oxford) |
FL (Oxford) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
15 |
I wonder if you may would help me. |
may |
would |
|
Female |
White |
30s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
daughter to mother |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1436 |
The road might have coulda been flooded out. |
might have |
could |
|
Male |
White |
40 |
High School |
TX (Lamesa) |
TX (Lamesa) |
1980 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
LAMSAS |
1607 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
56 |
Until age 16 |
VA (Ruthville) |
VA (Ruthville) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
England |
983 |
I can’t walk five mile I’ t’hahr nah, but ah used to could! |
used to |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (West Yorkshire) |
1892 |
|
|
1.1 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1857 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
69 |
8th grade |
SC (Allendale) |
SC (Allendale) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
507 |
I might could say "might could."
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
28 |
Graduate school (Doctoral student at time of interview) |
AL (Troy) |
AL (Troy) |
1978 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Cunningham |
1274 |
He must have fa see something.
|
must |
have fuh (have to) |
|
Unknown |
Black |
|
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
SC (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Feagin |
761 |
You might could just ... |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
26 |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
early 1970s |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
255 |
May would
|
may |
would |
|
Male |
White |
76 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TN (Carter) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
1041 |
They might would consider it, driving an hour for lunch. |
might |
would |
|
Female |
White |
23 |
Graduate school (Some) |
SC (Charleston) |
SC (Columbia) |
2012 |
woman to group |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
111 |
We might will see some action now because the 15 car with Morgan Shepard is making his move in turn number four. |
might |
will |
|
Male |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
ESPN announcer at NASCAR race |
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
1401 |
You might should take my name out. |
might |
should |
|
Female |
White |
30 |
Graduate school (Doctoral degree) |
TN (Seymour) |
SC (Columbia) |
2012 |
wife to husband |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Elsman |
838 |
Then it might would be two thousand dollars for it. |
might |
would |
|
Female |
White |
30s |
College (Graduate) |
SC (Unknown) |
SC (Columbia) |
2007 |
co-worker to co-worker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
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 |
|
|
|
LAGS |
349 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
64 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
FL (Pensacola) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
1154 |
He’s gonna can pass his driving test next week. |
be going to |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAGS |
603 |
Yeah, I might would use that term.
|
might |
would |
|
Male |
White |
45 |
High school |
AL (Lee County) |
AL (Opelika) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1962 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
64 |
Illiterate |
GA (Milledgeville) |
GA (Milledgeville) |
1934 |
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 |
|
|
|
Butters |
1227 |
You might would say that. |
might |
would |
|
Male |
Unknown |
20s |
College (Student at time of interview) |
GA (coastal) |
NC (Durham) |
|
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
697 |
Used to wouldn't.
|
used to |
wouldn't |
|
Male |
Black |
78 |
8th grade |
MS (Brookhaven) |
MS (Little Springs) |
1973 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1548 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
53 |
Until age 17 |
MD (Preston) |
MD (Preston) |
1934 |
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 |
|
Scotland |
934 |
He might could no have done it. |
might |
could no |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAGS |
445 |
I might could have done a little better.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
74 |
8th grade |
GA (Cross Roads) |
GA (Toccoa) |
1973 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
1466 |
I might can swing by after class. Say around 2:15? |
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
20s |
College (Graduate) |
Unknown |
SC (Columbia) |
2011 |
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
47 |
It might coulda been a whole lot worse.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
20s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
female to male |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1635 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Female |
White |
61 |
Private teacher |
VA (Mt. Tabor) |
VA (Mt. Tabor) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
COCA |
1043 |
Away from the house and the boys, they could talk about the larger issues in their life together, the needs of someone in their extended families, or the help they might could give the proud man who... |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Novel |
2008 |
omniscient narrator |
Written |
1.6 |
Naturalistic |