|
Mishoe |
18 |
I've always thought if you stayed on that road right, there you might would run smack into it. |
might |
would |
|
Male |
White |
20s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
stranger to stranger |
Spoken |
1.8 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
678 |
Used to could buy them anywhere.
|
used to |
could |
|
Female |
White |
78 |
High school |
GA (Macon) |
GA (Macon) |
1973 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Skipper |
172 |
I may can pick it all up Thursday morning. |
may |
can |
|
Female |
White |
21 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
915 |
He might be to go tomorrow.
|
might |
be to |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAGS |
426 |
I might could do that, too.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
80 |
4th grade |
LA (Olivier) |
LA (Olivier) |
1976 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
1471 |
Coach, do you think we might could scrimmage today?
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
12 |
Middle School (Student) |
SC (Columbia) |
SC (Columbia) |
2012 |
player to coach |
Spoken |
2.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1808 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
64 |
Very little |
NC (Kings Creek) |
NC (Kings Creek) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Reed |
1090 |
You mighta coulda just got the socket, but they're hard to find. |
might have |
could |
|
Male |
White |
35 |
High school (Graduate) |
TN (Sneedville) |
TN (Sneedville) |
2012 |
man to woman |
Spoken |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1563 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
38 |
Until age 22 |
MD (Aquasco) |
MD (Aquasco) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
520 |
You might could say.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
70 |
8th grade |
AR (Union Township) |
AR (Des Arc) |
1976 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
114 |
We might can catch a few old catfish for the pot if we're lucky. |
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
60s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
man to nephews |
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
774 |
Might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
70 |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
early 1970s |
|
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
268 |
Might can do it.
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
72 |
High school (Graduate) |
AL (Adger) |
AL (Birmingham) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1903 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
94 |
None |
SC (Newberry) |
SC (Newberry) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Reed |
2073 |
You might ought to. |
might |
ought to |
|
Male |
White |
44 |
Unknown |
LA (West Monroe) |
Television |
2013 |
man to group |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1650 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
62 |
Very little |
VA (Scottsburg) |
VA (Scottsburg) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Coleman |
1119 |
He may ought to have gone. |
may |
ought to |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Elsman |
851 |
I think probably the only thing we may would have would be napkins. |
may |
would |
|
Female |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
2007 |
|
Spoken |
1.6 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
362 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
57 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
LA (New Orleans) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
616 |
But you used to couldn't.
|
used to |
couldn't |
|
Female |
Black |
72 |
6th-7th grade |
LA (Sterlington) |
LA (Sterlington) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1744 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
40 |
Until age 16 |
NC (Whiteville) |
NC (Whiteville) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Butters |
1200 |
I don’t carry no lunch because I thought maybe, you know, they might would give me something to eat. |
might |
would |
|
Unknown |
Black |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Wilmington) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1428 |
He might've used to sing for the ... |
might've |
used to |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1980 |
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1415 |
I used to could say anything I wanted to. |
used to |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1979 |
friend to friend |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
50 |
Do you think it might would be a good idea? |
might |
would |
|
Female |
White |
18 |
College (Some) |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
student to student (female) |
Spoken |
2.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
710 |
Wheat, you used to would cut it.
|
used to |
would |
|
Male |
White |
70 |
9th grade |
GA (Cordele) |
GA (Cordele) |
1976 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Montgomery |
204 |
Mantle won the MVP the next year, when he might not should have. |
might not |
should |
|
Male |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
947 |
Will he no can come? |
will no |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
2.0 |
|
|
LAGS |
458 |
You might could have helped me. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
72 |
3rd grade; literate |
AL (Peterman) |
AL (Peterman) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1593 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Female |
White |
88 |
Until age 15 |
VA (Callao) |
VA (Callao) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
966 |
He’ll can tell us. |
will |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
1881 |
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1840 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
67 |
3 months total |
SC (Hell Hole) |
SC (Hell Hole) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mashburn |
1257 |
He may should see you today. |
may |
should |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
GA (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAGS |
552 |
I might will.
|
might |
will |
|
Male |
Black |
67 |
ca. 6th grade |
LA (Hawthorne) |
LA (Hawthorne) |
1976 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Skipper |
146 |
They might not could have gone over the state line to get her. |
might not |
could |
|
Male |
White |
25 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
806 |
Didn’t you tell me you useta could see, once in a while, a Indian go through the mountain? |
used to |
could |
|
Female |
White |
77 |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
1972 |
|
Spoken |
2.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
300 |
Might can
|
might |
can |
|
Female |
White |
74 |
8th grade |
GA (Cross Roads) |
GA (Toccoa) |
1973 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1935 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
67 |
2-3 months a year until age 22 |
GA (Manassas) |
GA (Manassas) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
DiPaolo |
1352 |
Consultant: I just don't know [the answer to your question about the program Scribe.] Student: (?) Consultant: And you might oughta come by tomorrow and... |
might |
ought to |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1982 |
consultant to student |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1682 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
74 |
Very little |
VA (Thompson's Settlement) |
VA (Thompson's Settlement) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Dumas |
1139 |
You might oughtta take a look at that pie before you eat it. |
might |
ought to |
|
Female |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
AR (Huntsville) |
1987 |
|
|
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
Green |
883 |
I really got to thinking that I might ought to hear the good Reverend preach.
|
might |
ought to |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
9th grade |
TX (Unknown) |
Unknown |
1967 |
Unknown |
Written |
1.4 |
|
|
LAGS |
394 |
Might could do it by next week.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
53 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Houston) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
648 |
I used to could blow anything on a French harp.
|
used to |
could |
|
Male |
White |
76 |
10th grade |
LA (Mount Union) |
LA (Mount Union) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1776 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
80 |
Illiterate |
NC (Reidsville) |
NC (Reidsville) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Jamaica |
1216 |
kuda hafi “could must” |
could |
hafi (=have to, must) |
|
Unknown |
Black |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Jamaica (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reed |
1441 |
We might could make it if we hurry. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
29 |
Graduate school (Master's degree) |
TN (Sneedville) |
TN (Johnson City) |
2010 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.3 |
Elicited |
|
LAMSAS |
1531 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
51 |
Grade school |
PA (Criders Church) |
PA (Criders Church) |
1940 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mishoe |
82 |
There weren't no way to be sure. Could be he may didn't want to come.
|
may |
didn't |
|
Female |
White |
60s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Myrtle Beach) |
c1990 |
female to family |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
742 |
I mighta could, but I’m doing pretty well.
|
might have |
could |
|
Female |
White |
78 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
early 1970s |
acquaintance |
Spoken |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
Montgomery |
236 |
I have only a listing for administration. Do you think they might could help you? |
might |
could |
|
Female |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
call to operator regarding airport limo service |
Spoken |
2.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
490 |
I might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
73 |
10th reader |
MS (Shucktown) |
MS (Klondike) |
1972 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
England |
2041 |
Na mare saltow ham con rede þen sternes of heyuen.
|
sal |
con |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England |
14th century |
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1618 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
70 |
3 years |
VA (Beach) |
VA (Beach) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
England |
999 |
I can’t do it now like I used to could. |
used to |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Oxfordshire) |
|
|
|
1.3 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1873 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Female |
White |
78 |
Limited, local |
SC (Lykesland) |
SC (Lykesland) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Boertien |
1290 |
Might ought you to’ve done that? |
might |
ought to |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
2.0 |
Elicited |
|
Elsman |
819 |
Hey, get a great dane and we might could make it happen.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
30s |
College (Graduate) |
SC (Unknown) |
SC (Columbia) |
2007 |
co-worker to co-worker |
Spoken |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
330 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
51 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
GA (Fargo) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
584 |
Might would rot them.
|
might |
would |
|
Male |
Black |
82 |
ca. 7th grade |
MS (Holly Springs) |
MS (Holly Springs) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1967 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
48 |
no information |
GA (Greensboro) |
GA (Greensboro) |
1965 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1968 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
87 |
3-4 terms of country school |
GA (Goshen Highway) |
GA (Goshen Highway) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
DiPaolo |
1383 |
You might can hold on to a branch or... |
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1981 |
man to group |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1715 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
74 |
6 months total |
NC (Arba) |
NC (Arba) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
England |
1170 |
They had velvet curtains, and, oh, we would never could afford them. |
would |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Newcastle) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
19 |
Maybe we might should plan to eat out. |
might |
should |
|
Female |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
daughter to mother |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
679 |
I used to could play.
|
used to |
could |
|
Male |
White |
80 |
8th grade |
GA (St. Marys) |
GA (St. Marys) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Skipper |
173 |
He might probably can find somebody to fix it. |
might |
can |
|
Female |
White |
44 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
427 |
I might could do this.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
50 |
College (Graduate, B.S. degree) |
TN (LaFollette) |
TN (LaFollette) |
1972 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
1483 |
If you call, they really might would come. That's a city tree, I believe. |
might |
would |
|
Male |
White |
50s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Columbia) |
2010 |
neighbor to neighbor |
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1809 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
75 |
Illiterate |
NC (Warlick) |
NC (Warlick) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Reed |
1091 |
I may not can come to that. |
may not |
can |
|
Female |
White |
64 |
College (Graduate) |
TN (Crossville) |
TN (Sneedville) |
2012 |
woman to family |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1564 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
68 |
4th grade |
MD (Shady Side) |
MD (Shady Side) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
521 |
Might could see.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
33 |
College (4 years) |
GA (Colquitt) |
GA (Colquitt) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
115 |
He might woulda done some better if he'd stayed in school, but there ain't no work out there as it is. |
might |
would |
|
Male |
White |
50s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
man to family |
Spoken |
1.8 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
775 |
She might could do that.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
70 |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Gadsden) |
early 1970s |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
269 |
Might can do it.
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
36 |
High school (Graduate) |
TN (Medon) |
TN (Jackson) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1904 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
66 |
7th grade |
SC (Newberry) |
SC (Newberry) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
DiPaolo |
1321 |
You might could. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1979 |
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
2074 |
Tie rod may could do that or a bearing may could do that. |
may |
could |
|
Male |
Other |
30s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Columbia) |
2013 |
clerk to customer |
Spoken |
2.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1651 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
48 |
Private; to high school |
VA (Younger Store Community) |
VA (Younger Store Community) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Coleman |
1120 |
John might could be working at his office today. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Elsman |
852 |
I mighta coulda done that. |
might have |
could |
|
Female |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
2007 |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
363 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
65 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
LA (Little Bayou Black) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
617 |
Used to couldn't raise nothing on that soil. |
used to |
couldn't |
|
Female |
Black |
65 |
8th grade |
TN (Covington) |
TN (Covington) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1745 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
78 |
2 months |
NC (Pembroke) |
NC (Pembroke) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Butters |
1201 |
I imagine that they will disbar him. But he told, he told Nixon about the thing, and what would–might would happen. |
might |
would |
|
Unknown |
Black |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
|
|
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1429 |
We're gonna have to find somebody who might possibly could handle these people. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.6 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1500 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
53 |
Winters until age 18 |
NJ (Oak Grove) |
NJ (Oak Grove) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mishoe |
51 |
I think I'm going to go home. I might will feel a little better if I lay down.
|
might |
will |
|
Female |
White |
20s |
Graduate school (Some) |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
female to group |
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
711 |
People used to would do that.
|
used to |
would |
|
Male |
Black |
77 |
High school |
MS (Pontotoc) |
MS (Pontotoc) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Montgomery |
205 |
I may not even can get out of the parking lot. |
may not |
can |
|
Male |
White |
50 |
Graduate school (Master's degree) |
SC (Unknown) |
SC (Unknown) |
|
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
948 |
He’ll can do it, will he no? |
will |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAGS |
459 |
You might could have helped.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
82 |
8th grade |
AR (Melbourne) |
AR (Melbourne) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1594 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
57 |
Until age 17 |
VA (Remo) |
VA (Remo) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1841 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
75 |
3 months a year until age 14 |
SC (Summerville) |
SC (Summerville) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mashburn |
1258 |
He may ought to see you today. |
may |
ought to |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
GA (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAGS |
553 |
I might would use 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 |
|
Skipper |
147 |
I might would have put it under the TV. |
might |
would |
|
Male |
White |
21 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
2018 |
I can’t do those things like I useta could. |
used to |
could |
|
Female |
White |
30s |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
early 1970s |
|
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |