|
LAMSAS |
1542 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
38 |
Until age 14 |
DE (Willow Grove) |
DE (Willow Grove) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mishoe |
43 |
I might can find something else after the first of the year. |
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
husband to wife |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
549 |
Might have used to said it.
|
might have |
used to |
|
Female |
White |
66 |
12th grade |
MS (Harrison County) |
MS (Saucier) |
1972 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1629 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Female |
White |
81 |
3 years |
VA (Back Bay) |
VA (Back Bay) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1884 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
82 |
3 months of night school |
SC (Graniteville) |
SC (Graniteville) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
DiPaolo |
1301 |
'If he would get out from behind his pulpit and do some recruiting, he might could find somebody who can kick. Franklin said. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
22 |
College Graduate |
KY (Princeton) |
Newspaper |
1978 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
787 |
You might better. |
might |
better |
|
Female |
White |
26 |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
early 1970s |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Boertien |
2146 |
mightn't ought |
mightn't |
ought |
|
Female |
White |
19 |
College Student |
TX (Dickenson) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
LAMSAS |
1978 |
might possibly will |
might |
possibly |
will |
Female |
White |
45 |
11th grade |
GA (Decatur) |
GA (Decatur) |
1970 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mishoe |
123 |
I might can trade some books at the flea market Saturday. |
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
80s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
father to daughter |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1393 |
If we had known, we may still could have done it. |
may |
could |
|
Male |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
645 |
I used to could remember. |
used to |
could |
|
Male |
White |
71 |
8th grade |
FL (Point Washington) |
FL (Point Washington) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Elsman |
864 |
We thought we might could just put them ...
|
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
2007 |
|
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1572 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
87 |
2-3 years |
MD (Gallant Green) |
MD (Gallant Green) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2278 |
|
might |
can |
|
Female |
White |
50 to... |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC |
|
Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1819 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
77 |
A little |
NC (Bryson City) |
NC (Bryson City) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Montgomery |
233 |
I have a question that y'all might can answer about WordPerfect. |
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
30s |
Graduate school (Doctoral degree) |
NC (Unknown) |
SC (Unknown) |
|
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.6 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
487 |
I might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
55 |
High school (Graduate) |
AL (Montevallo) |
AL (Montevallo) |
1970 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
723 |
Used to would.
|
used to |
would |
|
Male |
White |
53 |
College (Graduate, B.S. degree) |
AL (Thomaston) |
AL (Foley) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1018 |
If your preacher has more cars than Donald Trump, you might should shop around for a new church. |
might |
should |
|
Male |
White |
40s |
Graduate school (Law degree) |
TX (Unknown) |
Television |
1996 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
75 |
Ed McMahon has been wanting to give me a million dollars for 10 years now and according to his last letter, this might will be the year. |
might |
will |
|
Male |
White |
30s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
brother to sister |
Spoken |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
Boertien |
2084 |
They might all oughta do that. |
might |
ought to |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
COCA |
1048 |
The tendency would be, I think, to water things down to such an extent that you're not doing all that you might could do within the confines of the First Amendment. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
40s |
Graduate school (Law degree) |
MS (Tupelo) |
Television |
2006 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.6 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1755 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
70 |
Illiterate |
NC (Sanders Chapel) |
NC (Sanders Chapel) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Skipper |
169 |
... what else you may can do. |
may |
can |
|
Unknown |
White |
30s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
NY (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
1492 |
You might would have to import it in. |
might |
would |
|
Female |
White |
20s |
Graduate school (Doctoral degree) |
SC (Columbia) |
SC (Columbia) |
2011 |
teacher to class |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
423 |
I might could do that.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
52 |
Graduate school (Law degree) |
AR (Fayetteville) |
AR (Fayetteville) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1510 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
74 |
Very little; until age 21 |
PA (Orangeville) |
PA (Orangeville) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mishoe |
11 |
I think he might could do it. I just don't know if he will. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
30s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
male to male |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
2028 |
A'll noa can gawn dhu-moarn (I won't be able to go to-morrow). |
will no |
can |
|
|
White |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland |
Scotland |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAGS |
517 |
I might could say "fixing."
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
79 |
High school and business school |
LA (Shreveport) |
LA (Shreveport) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1602 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
67 |
3rd grade |
VA (Guinea neighborhood) |
VA (Guinea neighborhood) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1851 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
84 |
Until age 14 |
SC (Hendersonville) |
SC (Hendersonville) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
265 |
I might can do it.
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
53 |
High school (3 years) |
MS (Biloxi) |
MS (Biloxi) |
1976 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
755 |
You might could get it.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
60s |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1946 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
92 |
9 months |
GA (Wayesboro) |
GA (Waynesboro) |
1948 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mishoe |
107 |
If we could might change the color of the paper, I think it would look a little better. |
could |
might |
|
Female |
White |
20s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
customer to clerk |
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
359 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
27 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
MS (Picayune) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Boertien |
2115 |
might not would |
might not |
would |
|
Male |
White |
2 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
Elsman |
832 |
... what the general public might would find acceptable. |
might |
would |
|
Female |
White |
30s |
College (Graduate) |
SC (Unknown) |
SC (Columbia) |
2007 |
co-worker to co-worker |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1693 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
44 |
College (Some) |
NC (Winfall) |
NC (Winfall) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1788 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
48 |
Until age 15 |
NC (Jones Creek) |
NC (Jones Creek) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Montgomery |
202 |
The check has already been cut. Reply: We might could have some flexibility. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
40s |
Graduate school (Doctoral degree) |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
1453 |
Larry might could return the book later. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
29 |
Graduate school (Doctoral degree) |
TN (Sneedville) |
SC (Columbia) |
2010 |
man to man |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
456 |
You might could have helped me. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
32 |
College (1 year) |
TX (Marshall) |
TX (Marshall) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1543 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
82 |
Little education |
DE (Milford Neck) |
DE (Milford Neck) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mishoe |
44 |
I thought you might would like this. |
might |
would |
|
Male |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
husband to wife |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
550 |
I might have used to use that.
|
might |
used to |
|
Female |
White |
42 |
College |
TX (Burkeville) |
TX (Wiergate) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1630 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
18 |
College student |
VA (Back Bay) |
VA (Back Bay) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
COCA |
1036 |
Some people should- ought to be very careful about what they wish for. It might come true. |
should |
ought to |
|
Male |
White |
50s |
College (Graduate, B.S. degree) |
MA (Boston) |
Television |
1996 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1885 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
63 |
3-4 years |
SC (Philipps Church) |
SC (Philipps Church) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
298 |
I can try, I might can.
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
63 |
9th grade |
GA (Blackshear) |
GA (Blackshear) |
1969 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1302 |
Driver: "Officer, can you tell me where I can get some water for my car?" Security Officer: "Well, you might could get some in this H.E.B. ma'am. But I'm not sure they have... |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
50s |
Unknown |
TX (Unknown) |
TX (Austin) |
1981 |
man to woman |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
788 |
You might better shake it up. |
might |
better |
|
Female |
White |
30 |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Selma) |
early 1970s |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Boertien |
2147 |
mightn't shouldn't ought |
mightn't |
shouldn't |
ought |
Female |
White |
19 |
College Student |
TX (Dickenson) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
LAMSAS |
1979 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
59 |
Graduate school (Master's degree) |
GA (Atlanta) |
GA (Atlanta) |
1968 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Skipper |
140 |
He might could have pulled a C out of it. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
25 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
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 |
|
LAGS |
646 |
I used to could.
|
used to |
could |
|
Female |
White |
93 |
High school equivalent |
AR (Searcy) |
AR (Searcy) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Elsman |
865 |
... 'cause he might would have a chance. |
might |
would |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
2007 |
|
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1573 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
78 |
Until age 16 |
MD (Keedysville) |
MD (Keedysville) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1820 |
may can |
may |
can |
|
Male |
White |
77 |
A little |
NC (Bryson City) |
NC (Bryson City) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
488 |
I might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
46 |
High school |
FL (Port St. Joe) |
FL (Port St. Joe) |
1973 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
724 |
I don’t know what they used to would say.
|
used to |
would |
|
Male |
White |
53 |
College (Graduate, B.S. degree) |
AL (Thomaston) |
AL (Foley) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1915 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
72 |
High school (Some) |
GA (Savannah) |
SC (Savannah) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mishoe |
76 |
Could you might fry me some chicken? |
could |
might |
|
Male |
White |
16 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
son to mother |
Spoken |
2.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1332 |
He might not couldn't refuse. |
might not |
couldn't |
|
Male |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Unknown) |
TX (Austin) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Boertien |
2085 |
Pledges might oughta all carry their pledge book with them at all times. |
might |
ought to` |
|
Female |
White |
19 |
College Student |
TX (Dickenson) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
LAGS |
582 |
I might would.
|
might |
would |
|
Female |
White |
50 |
6th grade |
MS (Lorman) |
MS (Lorman) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1662 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
46 |
Until age 16 |
VA (Cismont) |
VA (Cismont) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Coleman |
1127 |
I may ought to have been doing my homework. |
may |
ought to |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
COCA |
1003 |
Well, I think what we're seeing may will be the last chapter in the terrible story created by Slobodan Milosevic in the Balkans. |
may |
will |
|
Male |
White |
40 |
Graduate school (Master's degree) |
NY (New York) |
Television |
2000 |
panelist to broadcaster |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1756 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
61 |
Until age 15 |
NC (Smithfield) |
NC (Smithfield) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Skipper |
170 |
Okay, we might can fo that. |
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
21 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Reed |
1493 |
You might could get something. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
20s |
Graduate school (Doctoral degree) |
SC (Columbia) |
SC (Columbia) |
2011 |
teacher to class |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
424 |
I might could do that.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
36 |
High school |
LA (Shreveport) |
LA (Shreveport) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
660 |
Used to could.
|
used to |
could |
|
Female |
White |
81 |
4th grade |
FL (Sopchoppy) |
FL (Sopchoppy) |
1973 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1511 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
76 |
Until age 16 |
PA (Valley View) |
PA (Valley View) |
1940 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mishoe |
12 |
I'm nervous. I'm afraid I may can't do it all. |
may |
can't |
|
Female |
White |
20s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
female to female |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
2029 |
Ivray wain in thu toon ull can say thawt (Every child in the village will be able to say that). |
will |
can |
|
|
White |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland |
Scotland |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAGS |
518 |
They might could say.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
46 |
Junior college |
AR (Mabelvale) |
AR (Little Rock) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1603 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Female |
White |
61 |
From ages 6 to 15 |
VA (Friends Church) |
VA (Friends Church) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1852 |
may can |
may |
can |
|
Male |
White |
84 |
Until age 14 |
SC (Hendersonville) |
SC (Hendersonville) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
266 |
I might can help you and I might not.
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
67 |
High school |
TX (Matagorda) |
TX (Matagorda) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
756 |
She might could be a big help to you. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
60s |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
Early 1970s |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1947 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
85 |
Private school |
GA (Bath) |
GA (Bath) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mishoe |
108 |
Do you think they can tell me something about the Mac hook-ups? Answer: They might can. |
might |
can |
|
Female |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
store employee to unknown caller |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
360 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
59 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
LA (East Fork) |
|
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 |
|
Boertien |
2116 |
must not can |
must not |
can |
|
Male |
White |
20s |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
LAGS |
614 |
I used could make biscuits.
|
used |
could |
|
Male |
White |
77 |
Military academy |
AL (Russellville) |
AR (Russellville) |
1973 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Elsman |
833 |
The general public might would endure. |
might |
would |
|
Female |
White |
30s |
College (Graduate) |
SC (Unknown) |
SC (Columbia) |
2007 |
co-worker to co-worker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1694 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Female |
White |
74 |
2 months |
NC (Trapp) |
NC (Trapp) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1789 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
82 |
no information |
NC (New Salem School) |
NC (New Salem School) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Montgomery |
203 |
He knows some of the history and he may can help me, I suspect. |
may |
can |
|
Female |
White |
55 |
College (Graduate) |
NC (Unknown) |
SC (Unknown) |
|
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.8 |
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 |
457 |
You might could have helped me. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
69 |
4th grade |
GA (Valdosta) |
GA (Valdosta) |
1978 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
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 |
|
LAMSAS |
1544 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
70 |
None |
DE (Newfound) |
DE (Newfound) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mishoe |
45 |
We may can get one of those apartments close to the school this summer. |
may |
can |
|
Female |
White |
30s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
female to male |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |