|
LAMSAS |
1689 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
37 |
Until age 18 |
NC (Belcross) |
NC (Belcross) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
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 |
|
LAGS |
669 |
Used to could.
|
used to |
could |
|
Male |
White |
62 |
College (1 year) |
LA (Slidell) |
LA (Slidell) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1783 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
38 |
College |
NC (Salisbury) |
NC (Salisbury) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
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 |
|
Reed |
1448 |
I might could make that happen. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
28 |
Graduate school (Doctoral Degree) |
TN (Sneedville) |
SC (Columbia) |
2010 |
husband to wife |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1538 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
80 |
None |
WV (Hanging Rock) |
WV (Hanging Rock) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
England |
987 |
Shay’d used to couldn’t sit nur stan’.
|
used to |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Leicester) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAGS |
511 |
Maybe I might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
68 |
None |
GA (Milledgeville) |
GA (Sparta) |
1970 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
765 |
If she had seen ’em, she might could have said who they are.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
55 |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
early 1970s |
|
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1880 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
44 |
High school (Some) |
SC (Hattieville) |
SC (Hattieville) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
395 |
I might could do it.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
81 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TN (Wartburg) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Elsman |
842 |
That would be nice. Even we might could use it for OAASIS [=a grant project].
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
30s |
Graduate school (Master's degree) |
Unknown |
SC (Columbia) |
2007 |
supervisor to subordinates |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1974 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
62 |
Cleveland School |
GA (Bogart) |
GA (Bogart) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1721 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
69 |
Little; until age 21 |
NC (Pleasant Hill) |
NC (Pleasant Hill) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Montgomery |
237 |
Dena Dalton handles those accounts. I might could help you but I would rather have her call you. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
491 |
I might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
59 |
6th grade |
MS (Lorman) |
MS (Lorman) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
1478 |
I thought I might could make it. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
20s |
College (Graduate) |
Unknown |
SC (Columbia) |
2011 |
friend to group |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1568 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
54 |
Until age 16 |
MD (River Spring) |
MD (River Spring) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2274 |
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
80 to... |
Unknown |
Unknown |
VA |
|
Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1815 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
78 |
One or two months |
NC (Dillingham) |
NC (Dillingham) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
331 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
Black |
47 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
GA (Valdosta) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1094 |
Well, he might could. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Television |
1991 |
panelist to panelist |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
797 |
Well, I useta could play fairly well.
|
used to |
could |
|
Male |
White |
80 |
10th grade |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
1972 |
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1327 |
I've seen ones that might possibly could be flowers, but I haven't seen any yet [that are flowers]. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1984 |
man to woman |
Spoken |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1657 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
62 |
Short terms until 17-18 |
VA (Browntown) |
VA (Browntown) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
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 |
|
DARE |
874 |
I might could go there tonight. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
TN (Perry County) |
|
1954 |
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAGS |
639 |
Used to could buy.
|
used to |
could |
|
Male |
White |
79 |
6th grade and self-educated |
TX (Schulenburg) |
TX (Schulenberg) |
1978 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2210 |
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
KY |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1751 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
73 |
Illiterate |
NC (Rocky Mount P.O.) |
NC (Rocky Mount P.O.) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Reed |
1488 |
You know, if things go right, they may could get some votes for number 1. |
may |
could |
|
Male |
White |
29 |
Graduate school (Doctoral degree) |
TN (Sneedville) |
SC (Columbia) |
2012 |
friend to friend |
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1506 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
78 |
Until age 17 |
PA (Grantville) |
PA (Grantville) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1600 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
64+ |
None |
VA (Central Garage) |
VA (Central Garage) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1847 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
76 |
High school |
SC (Charleston) |
SC (Charleston) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
363 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
65 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
LA (Little Bayou Black) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
R&W |
1264 |
I might could ketch a possum tonight, over on East Mountain.
|
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
AR (Unknown) |
|
|
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
COCA |
1051 |
For CBS. She might could do " Nightline. " |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
40s |
Graduate school (Master's degree) |
TX (Abilene) |
Television |
2005 |
panelist to host |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1943 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
70 |
7th grade |
GA (Sylvania) |
GA (Sylvania) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1690 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
83 |
Sunday school 19 days |
NC (Fort Island) |
NC (Fort Island) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
460 |
Might could have offered some assistance.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
37 |
11th grade |
TX (Harmony) |
TX (Harmony) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
670 |
Used to could.
|
used to |
could |
|
Female |
White |
77 |
3 months per year until age 17 |
AR (Pee Dee) |
AR (Pee Dee) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2243 |
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
GA |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1784 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Female |
White |
76 |
Very little |
NC (Black Ankle) |
NC (Black Ankle) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
COCA |
1079 |
Damn. Might could be. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Novel |
1994 |
father to son |
Written |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1539 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
72 |
Illiterate |
WV (Swedeland) |
WV (Swedeland) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
England |
989 |
I’d use to could du it in halfe the toime.
|
used to |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Leicester) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAGS |
512 |
Might could name it.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
73 |
7th grade |
GA (Berrien County) |
GA (Ray City) |
1978 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
766 |
If I could talk to one of the men, I might could tell you how much you’ve got |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
34 |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
early 1970s |
|
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1626 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
75 |
Very little |
VA (Drewryville) |
VA (Drewryville) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1881 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
19 |
no information |
SC (Barnwell) |
SC (Barnwell) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Skipper |
144 |
I told Anne she might could go. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
21 |
College (Some) |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
396 |
I might could do it.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
86 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
GA (Blairsville) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Elsman |
843 |
We may could look at it a different way. |
may |
could |
|
Female |
White |
30s |
Graduate school (Master's degree) |
Unknown |
SC (Columbia) |
2007 |
supervisor to subordinates |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Boertien |
2143 |
might not could |
might not |
could |
|
Female |
White |
19 |
College Student |
TX (Dickenson) |
TX (U |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
LAMSAS |
1975 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
80 |
4th grade |
GA (Thompson) |
GA (Thompson) |
1971 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1722 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
51 |
High school |
NC (Trenton P.O.) |
NC (Trenton P.O.) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
492 |
I might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
78 |
Some |
LA (Kentwood) |
LA (Kentwood) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1569 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
70 |
Illiterate |
MD (Nanjemoy) |
MD (Nanjemoy) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1816 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
54 |
Educated at Newfound, then 3 years at Haywood Institute |
NC (Lower Hominy) |
NC (Lower Hominy) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
332 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
74 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
GA (Ray City) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
798 |
I useta could imitate anybody ’n anything that come up, I could imitate ’em.
|
used to |
could |
|
Female |
White |
61 |
8th grade |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
1972 |
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1911 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
58 |
Country school |
SC (Anderson) |
SC (Anderson) |
1941 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1658 |
maybe could |
maybe |
could |
|
Female |
White |
64 |
Until age 20 |
VA (Stuarts Draft) |
VA (Stuarts Draft) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
428 |
I might could farm.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
62 |
None |
GA (Colquitt) |
GA (Blakely) |
1971 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DARE |
875 |
"might could" = pasttense of "may can" |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
KY (central southern) |
|
c1960 |
|
|
|
|
|
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 |
|
LAGS |
640 |
I used to could.
|
used to |
could |
|
Male |
White |
65 |
10th grade |
GA (Walton County) |
GA (Walnut Grove) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
16 |
We have everything you might could need right here. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
30s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
clerk to customer |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1064 |
" I expect to see a picture of us with him might could be in newspapers in Memphis and New Orleans, " C. Moorman said. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Story |
1998 |
man to man |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1507 |
ought to could |
ought to |
could |
|
Male |
White |
73 |
4 months per year until age 18 |
PA (Turbotville) |
PA (Turbotville) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Feagin |
734 |
He may not could afford it. |
may not |
could |
|
Male |
White |
61 |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
early 1970s |
acq |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1416 |
I don't think I have any grants you might could apply for. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1979 |
unknown |
Spoken |
1.6 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1848 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
51 |
Private finishing school |
SC (Charleston) |
SC (Charleston) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mishoe |
112 |
We wanted to come and we might possibly could have, but like everybody else, we got money worries. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
50s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
aunt to niece |
Spoken |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
364 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
35 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
AR (Lafferty) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
R&W |
1265 |
I might could dry them dishes for ye. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
MO (Unknown) |
MO (Unknown) |
|
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
COCA |
1012 |
Research from the University of Rochester suggests the blue dye such as the stuff that's used in M&Ms may could help, perhaps, prevent paralysis. |
may |
could |
|
Male |
White |
58 |
College (Graduate, B.S. degree) |
IL (Lansing) |
Television |
2009 |
broadcaster to audience |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1944 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
83 |
2 months |
GA (Alexander) |
GA (Alexander) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1691 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
38 |
Until age 18 |
NC (Trotville) |
NC (Trotville) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Montgomery |
207 |
We have done an analysis of what we do and what we might could do. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
45 |
College (Graduate) |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.6 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
461 |
If you told me the word, I might could have thought of some.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
36 |
Graduate school (Master's degree) |
AL (Anniston) |
AL (Anniston) |
1980 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
671 |
Used to could.
|
used to |
could |
|
Male |
White |
45 |
High school |
AR (Lake Village) |
AR (Lake Village) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
908 |
He would could do it if he tried. |
would |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1785 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
49 |
Until age 18 |
NC (Rubyatt) |
NC (Rubyatt) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Reed |
1450 |
Sarah might could get an A if she tried. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
20s |
College (Graduate) |
Unknown |
SC (Columbia) |
2010 |
friend to friend |
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1540 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
63 |
Four months only at age 14 or 15 |
WV (Panther) |
WV (Panther) |
1940 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
England |
990 |
He used couldn’t. |
used to |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Warwick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAGS |
513 |
Might could put.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
80 |
Less than 7th grade |
AL (Abercrombie) |
AL (Duncanville) |
1978 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
767 |
And you might could tell her you hadn’t been gettin’ one. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
26 |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
early 1970s |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1627 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
55 |
Until age 17 |
VA (Courtland) |
VA (Courtland) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1882 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
87 |
Ages 6-10 |
SC (Graniteville) |
SC (Graniteville) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
397 |
I might could do it.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
80 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
GA (Dahlonega) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Boertien |
1299 |
It scared him that he may could’ve been killed yesterday.
|
may |
could |
|
Female |
White |
20 |
Unknown |
TX (southeast) |
TX (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.4 |
Elicited |
|
Elsman |
844 |
We might could do a cognitive lab at the end. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
30s |
Graduate school (Master's degree) |
Unknown |
SC (Columbia) |
2007 |
supervisor to subordinates |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
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 |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1570 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
79 |
Until age 16 |
MD (Nanjemoy) |
MD (Nanjemoy) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2276 |
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
50 to... |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC |
|
Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1817 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
74 |
None |
NC (Brevard) |
NC (Brevard) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|