|
LAMSAS |
1882 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
87 |
Ages 6-10 |
SC (Graniteville) |
SC (Graniteville) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1976 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
95 |
Local schools |
GA (Doraville) |
GA (Doraville) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1723 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
69 |
About 12 months total |
NC (Roe) |
NC (Roe) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
918 |
He might could do it, if he tried. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.3 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1570 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
79 |
Until age 16 |
MD (Nanjemoy) |
MD (Nanjemoy) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1817 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
74 |
None |
NC (Brevard) |
NC (Brevard) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1912 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
69 |
4 years |
SC (Greenville) |
SC (Greenville) |
1941 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1659 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
73 |
Illiterate |
VA (Shiflett Hollow) |
VA (Shiflett Hollow) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1754 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
40 |
Educated in Wilson and Saratoga |
NC (Evansdale) |
NC (Evansdale) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Butters |
1205 |
What It Might Can Do ... The Rural Development Act of 1972 |
might |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
GA (Unknown) |
|
|
Written |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1509 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
47 |
Until age 15 or 16 |
PA (Danville) |
PA (Danville) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
951 |
He used to could do it, couldn’t he? |
used to |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Scotland |
976 |
“Aha!”, think A, “it’ll no hev cood gar ends meet this bittie back, nih, A’se warran!”
|
will no |
have |
could |
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Argyll) |
1925 |
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1850 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Female |
White |
70 |
Until age 16 |
SC (Byrd Station) |
SC (Byrd Station) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Visser |
1267 |
On al the maners that ye shall conne demaunde. |
shall |
can |
|
Male |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Unknown) |
1485 |
|
Written |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1945 |
may can |
may |
can |
|
Male |
White |
83 |
2 months |
GA (Alexander) |
GA (Alexander) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1692 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
74 |
Only a little |
NC (Elizabeth City) |
NC (Elizabeth City) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
1147 |
Will he can help us the morn? |
will |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
|
|
|
2.0 |
|
|
Wentworth |
887 |
She’ll never kin catch a mouse now. (Said when a pet cat became crippled).
|
will |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
WV (eastern) |
1930s |
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1786 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
Black |
90 |
None |
NC (East Rocky Ford) |
NC (East Rocky Ford) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1541 |
maybe could |
maybe |
could |
|
Male |
White |
65 |
Until age 14 |
WV (Salt Rock) |
WV (Salt Rock) |
1940 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
England |
2061 |
þou ... shalt mowen retourne hool & sounde.
|
shalt |
mowen |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England |
1374 |
|
Written |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1628 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
76 |
Very little |
VA (Holland) |
VA (Holland) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1883 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
78 |
High school (Some) |
SC (Oakwood) |
SC (Oakwood) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1977 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
75 |
8th grade |
GA (Rock Chapel) |
GA (Rock Chapel) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1724 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
42 |
Until age 18 |
NC (Straits P.O.) |
NC (Straits P.O.) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
919 |
He must could do it. |
must |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1571 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
39 |
Until age 17 |
MD (Pomfret) |
MD (Pomfret) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1818 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
45 |
High school (Some) |
NC (Brevard) |
NC (Brevard) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1913 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
70 |
2 years |
SC (Walhalla) |
SC (Walhalla) |
1941 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1660 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
80 |
None |
VA (Batesville) |
VA (Batesville) |
1933 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Boertien |
2115 |
might not would |
might not |
would |
|
Male |
White |
2 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2146 |
mightn't ought |
mightn't |
ought |
|
Female |
White |
19 |
College Student |
TX (Dickenson) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
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 |
|
Boertien |
2116 |
must not can |
must not |
can |
|
Male |
White |
20s |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2147 |
mightn't shouldn't ought |
mightn't |
shouldn't |
ought |
Female |
White |
19 |
College Student |
TX (Dickenson) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
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 |
|
Coleman |
1127 |
I may ought to have been doing my homework. |
may |
ought to |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
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 |
|
Boertien |
2117 |
must not ought |
must not |
ought |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
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 |
|
Boertien |
2148 |
shouldn't ought |
shouldn't |
ought |
|
|
White |
19 |
College Student |
TX (Dickenson) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2086 |
John, I guess, may could do that. |
may |
could |
|
Female |
White |
21 |
College Student |
TX (Beaumont) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
Boertien |
2118 |
must not would |
must not |
would |
|
Male |
White |
21 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2149 |
might SUBJECT ought |
might |
ought |
|
Female |
White |
19 |
College Student |
TX (Dickenson) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
2.0 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2088 |
John might could, I think, do that. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2120 |
might ought not |
might |
ought not |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2150 |
should SUBJECT ought |
should |
ought |
|
Female |
White |
19 |
College Student |
TX (Dickenson) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
2.0 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2089 |
There might've oughta been a better way. |
might have |
ought to |
|
Female |
White |
19 |
College Student |
TX (Dickenson) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Coleman |
1130 |
Mrs. Jones might’ve could told you. |
might have |
could |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2121 |
mightn't ought |
mightn't |
ought |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2151 |
shouldn't SUBJECT ought |
shouldn't |
ought |
|
Female |
White |
19 |
College Student |
TX (Dickenson) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
2.0 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2090 |
John might, I think, have oughta. |
might have |
ought to |
|
Female |
White |
19 |
College Student |
TX (Dickenson) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Coleman |
1131 |
Mrs. Jones might’ve could’a told you. |
might've |
could |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2122 |
might couldn't |
might |
couldn't |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2152 |
should SUBJECT ought might |
should |
ought |
might |
Female |
White |
19 |
College Student |
TX (Dickenson) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
2.0 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2091 |
I think that we should have ought've done that yesterday. |
should have |
ought to |
|
Female |
White |
19 |
College Student |
TX (Dickenson) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
1.4 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
1275 |
I may not can. |
may not |
can |
|
Female |
White |
21 |
College student |
TX (Beaumont) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2123 |
might couldn't |
might |
couldn't |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
Reed |
1459 |
They may could get back to us tomorrow. |
may |
could |
|
Female |
White |
29 |
Graduate school (Master's degree) |
TN (Sneedville) |
TN (Johnson City) |
2010 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2092 |
There might've ought've been somebody up there. |
might have |
ought to |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
d |
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Coleman |
1132 |
He might’ve should’a gone anyway. |
might have |
should |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
1276 |
I may cannot. |
may |
cannot |
|
Female |
White |
21 |
College Student |
TX (Beaumont) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2124 |
might shouldn't |
might |
shouldn't |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
Reed |
1460 |
I may should do that next week. |
may |
should |
|
Female |
White |
29 |
Graduate school (Master's degree) |
TN (Sneedville) |
TN (Johnson City) |
2010 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2093 |
I might should ought go, shouldn't I? |
might |
should |
ought to |
Female |
White |
21 |
College Student |
TX (Beaumont) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
2.8 |
Elicited |
|
Coleman |
1133 |
He might’a ought to’ve told you where to buy the seeds. |
might have |
ought to |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
1277 |
I might not oughta do that. |
might not |
ought to |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2125 |
might can't |
might |
can't |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
Coleman |
1107 |
I should ought to go with him. |
should |
ought to |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Brandstetter |
1189 |
Well, it might not would bother you, I would guess. |
might not |
would |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
TN (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.4 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2100 |
I might shouldn't oughta. |
might |
shouldn't |
ought to |
Female |
White |
21 |
College Student |
TX (Beaumont) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Coleman |
1134 |
Mama might’ve would have gone if it hadn’t been raining. |
might've |
would |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.3 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
1278 |
We should oughta not do that. |
should |
ought to not |
|
Female |
White |
19 |
Unknown |
TX (Dickenson) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2126 |
must can't |
must |
can't |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
Reed |
1462 |
Jeff wants to know if we may should have chicken tonight. |
may |
should |
|
Female |
White |
29 |
Graduate school (Master's degree) |
TN (Sneedville) |
TN (Johnson City) |
2010 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Elicited |
|
Coleman |
1198 |
John might should ought to annoy Bill. |
might |
should |
ought to |
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Brandstetter |
1190 |
Well, it might wouldn’t bother you, I would guess. |
might |
would |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
TN (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.4 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2094 |
In the past, an ocean voyage might could be very dangerous. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
32 |
College Student |
TX (Matagorda City) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
DiPaolo |
1431 |
So she mighta could driven that truck of yours. |
might have |
could |
|
Male |
White |
12 |
Elementary School |
TX (Henderson) |
TX (Henderson,) |
1980 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
1279 |
I shouldn’t oughta do that. |
shouldn't |
ought to |
|
Female |
White |
21 |
College Student |
TX (Beaumont) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2127 |
must oughtn't |
must |
oughtn't |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
Reed |
1463 |
Do you think we might should tell him ourselves? |
might |
should |
|
Female |
White |
85 |
College (Graduate) |
TN (Sneedville) |
TN (Sneedville) |
2010 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
2.4 |
Elicited |
|
Coleman |
1109 |
Pearl can might cook supper. |
can |
might |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Brandstetter |
1191 |
They might not could adapt it for use in their classes. |
might not |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
TN (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2095 |
That I might could have done that yesterday surprised me. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
30 |
College Student |
TX (Beaumont) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Coleman |
1135 |
He may should have gone. |
may |
should |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
DiPaolo |
1432 |
So she might've could driven that truck of yours. |
might've |
could |
|
Male |
White |
11 |
Elementary School |
TX (Lamesa) |
TX (Lamesa) |
1980 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
1280 |
I mightn’t oughta do that. |
mightn't |
ought to |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2128 |
may can't |
may |
can't |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
Coleman |
1110 |
John may might help out with the party.
|
may |
might |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Brandstetter |
1192 |
They might couldn’t adapt it for use in their classes. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
TN (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
1285 |
might not ought |
might not |
ought |
|
Female |
White |
21 |
College Student |
TX (Beaumont) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
DiPaolo |
1433 |
So she might have couldn't, SO she might have couldn't drove that truck of yours |
might have |
couldn't |
|
Female |
White |
11 |
Elementary School |
TX (Lamesa) |
TX (Lamesa) |
1980 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
1281 |
You might couldn’t do that.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2129 |
might not ought |
might not |
ought |
|
Female |
White |
32 |
College Student |
TX (Matagorda City) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
Coleman |
1111 |
I might may go to Winston-Salem.
|
might |
may |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Brandstetter |
1193 |
She might would like those, and he might, too. |
might |
would |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
TN (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.1 |
Elicited |