|
LAMSAS |
1946 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
92 |
9 months |
GA (Wayesboro) |
GA (Waynesboro) |
1948 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mishoe |
121 |
Chuck needs to be fed and he may will need some water.
|
may |
will |
|
Male |
Unknown |
80s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
grandfather to grandson |
Spoken |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
409 |
I might could do it.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
Black |
18 |
High school student at time of interview |
AR (Little Rock) |
AR (Little Rock) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1333 |
(girl's name), could you might find you a place somewhere? |
could |
might |
|
Female |
White |
unknown |
College Graduate |
TX (west) |
TX (Austin) |
1979 |
teacher to student |
Spoken |
2.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1663 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
53 |
Little |
VA (Whistle Creek) |
VA (Whistle Creek) |
1933 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
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 |
|
LAGS |
535 |
You might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
80 |
8th grade |
TX (Waco) |
TX (Waco) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
789 |
You might otta have that checked. |
might |
ought to |
|
Female |
White |
74 |
13 years |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
1972 |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1787 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Female |
White |
77 |
Learned to read at home |
NC (Forestville Church) |
NC (Forestville Church) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Reed |
1452 |
We might could design it better. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
29 |
Graduate school (Doctoral degree) |
TN (Sneedville) |
SC (Columbia) |
2010 |
tutor to student |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
251 |
May can tell you. |
may |
can |
|
Male |
Black |
74 |
7th grade |
GA (Berrien Co.) |
GA (Ray City) |
1978 |
male to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1066 |
He would be deputy to Marice's uncle until the sheriff died or retired, and then it might could be he would win his own election to sheriff. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Story |
1998 |
narrator |
Written |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1512 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
72 |
Until age 14 |
PA (Kuhnsville/Chapmans) |
PA (Kuhnsville/Chapmans) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Elsman |
866 |
What we might can do is as we work with our contractors on developing them ... |
might |
can |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
2007 |
|
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
631 |
I used to could do that.
|
used to |
could |
|
Female |
White |
77 |
5th grade |
GA (Columbus) |
GA (Eelbeck) |
1976 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
57 |
Do you think there is a chance Wallace may can come? |
may |
can |
|
Female |
White |
50s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
aunt to neice |
Spoken |
1.5 |
Naturalistic |
|
England |
2051 |
Thou schalt mowe senden hire a lettre.
|
schalt |
mowe |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England |
1390 |
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
LAGS |
345 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
87 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
FL (Rock Hill) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1884 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
82 |
3 months of night school |
SC (Graniteville) |
SC (Graniteville) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1604 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
79 |
no information |
VA (Winter Harbor) |
VA (Winter Harbor) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
England |
979 |
They’ll not can get any food. |
will no |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Durham) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Cunningham |
1270 |
I probably may will go there tomorrow. |
may |
will |
|
Unknown |
Black |
|
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
SC (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAGS |
725 |
They used to would walk. |
used to |
would |
|
Male |
White |
49 |
10th grade |
AR (Leslie/Maple Grove area) |
AR (Baker) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1021 |
A sailor went by on his way up the ladder of the forecastle, and said to me, "You might ought to go below." |
might |
ought to |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Novel |
2009 |
man to man |
Written |
1.q |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1979 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
59 |
Graduate school (Master's degree) |
GA (Atlanta) |
GA (Atlanta) |
1968 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Skipper |
154 |
Who else is there who might would know? |
might |
would |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College (Some) |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
Unknown |
Spoken |
2.6 |
Naturalistic |
|
Montgomery |
188 |
Q: Can you give me the amounts? A: I might can give you the original amounts. |
might |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
442 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
24 |
Graduate school (at time of interview; Emory University) |
TN (Chattanooga) |
TN (Chattanooga) |
1978 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1366 |
I might oughta read. |
might |
ought to |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1981 |
man to woman |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1696 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
43 |
Until age 18 |
NC (Askewville) |
NC (Askewville) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
1151 |
He might no could do it. |
might no |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAGS |
568 |
Might would cause you to break out.
|
might |
would |
|
Female |
White |
57 |
10th grade |
GA (Clinch County) |
GA (Homerville) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Montgomery |
1996 |
The mother would still have memories of being raped and because of that may would take her revenge on the baby. |
may |
would |
|
Female |
Unknown |
20 |
College (Some) |
Unknown |
TN (Memphis) |
1980 |
stranger to hypothetical audience |
Written |
|
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1820 |
may can |
may |
can |
|
Male |
White |
77 |
A little |
NC (Bryson City) |
NC (Bryson City) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
284 |
An owl might can see in the dark.
|
might |
can |
|
Female |
White |
63 |
High school |
GA (Sardis) |
GA (Hartwell) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS\ |
662 |
Used to could.
|
used to |
could |
|
Female |
White |
87 |
7th grade |
FL (Rock Hill) |
FL (Rock Hill) |
1973 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1545 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
53 |
Until age 14 |
DE (Sandy Landing) |
DE (Sandy Landing) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Park |
899 |
I might could. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
TX (Unknown) |
|
1940 |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1915 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
72 |
High school (Some) |
GA (Savannah) |
SC (Savannah) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mishoe |
90 |
We waited as long as we could, cause we thought he may did want to go with us. |
may |
did |
|
Female |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
daughter to mother |
Spoken |
1.3 |
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 |
378 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
29 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Victoria) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1632 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
80 |
Very little |
VA (Hadensville) |
VA (Hadensville) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
COCA |
1038 |
I used to wouldn't talk to nobody, but now I talk to people I haven't seen, you know, I ain't backwards or nothing. |
used to |
wouldn't |
|
Female |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
AR (Plainview) |
Television |
1992 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
504 |
I might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
74 |
7th-8th grade |
TX (Caldwell) |
TX (Caldwell) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1304 |
By the end of the summer, she might could have it |
might |
could |
|
Female |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
TX (Austin) |
1981 |
woman to man (neighbors) |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
758 |
But you could lost it [=beauty], too, cause you might could have an accident and really get, y’know, you could really be ugly, y’know. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
16 |
9th grade |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
1969 |
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1756 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
61 |
Until age 15 |
NC (Smithfield) |
NC (Smithfield) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
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 |
|
Montgomery |
220 |
We would have might maybe made it. |
would |
might |
|
Female |
White |
70 |
College (Graduate) |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
474 |
Might could help you.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
43 |
College |
TX (Brownsville) |
TX (Brownsville) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1396 |
If you need me, holler. -Well, you might better stay in. why don't you stay in here? |
might |
better |
|
Male |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Henderson) |
1979 |
father to daughter |
Spoken |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
Elsman |
835 |
I used to could just go and hit the road and stay as long as I wanted to.
|
used to |
could |
|
Female |
White |
30s |
College (Graduate) |
SC (Unknown) |
SC (Columbia) |
2007 |
co-worker to co-worker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Brandstetter |
1183 |
You might should go there because they might move it to New Jersey.
|
might |
should |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
TN (Unknown) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
600 |
They might would take some brush. |
might |
would |
|
Male |
Black |
72 |
4th grade |
FL (Mason City) |
FL (Mason City) |
1973 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
26 |
You might ought to have the oil changed. |
might |
ought to |
|
Male |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
brother to sister |
Spoken |
1.0 |
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 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1852 |
may can |
may |
can |
|
Male |
White |
84 |
Until age 14 |
SC (Hendersonville) |
SC (Hendersonville) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
316 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
56 |
High school (Some) |
GA (Canton) |
GA (Woodstock) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1575 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
73 |
None |
VA (Lovettsville) |
VA (Lovettsville) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Labov |
1241 |
Even in the streets, people useta would ask us to sing. |
used to |
would |
|
Unknown |
Black |
37 |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
|
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
694 |
Used to could play one.
|
used to |
could |
|
Male |
White |
78 |
8th grade |
TN (Spring City) |
TN (Spring City) |
1978 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
931 |
He will can do it.
|
will |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1947 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
85 |
Private school |
GA (Bath) |
GA (Bath) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mishoe |
122 |
If we can save some today and I can afford to take off, we might can plan to have another baby soon. |
might |
can |
|
Female |
White |
20s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
female to friend (f) |
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
410 |
I might could do it.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
76 |
10th grade |
LA (Mount Union) |
LA (Mount Union) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1334 |
I might should take a Thursday off sometime. |
might |
should |
|
Female |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1979 |
woman to woman |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1664 |
might can |
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
53 |
Little |
VA (Whistle Creek) |
VA (Whistle Creek) |
1933 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
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 |
|
LAGS |
536 |
You might have could have helped.
|
might have |
could have |
|
Male |
Black |
74 |
Little (Illiterate) |
MS (Sherard) |
MS (Sherard) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
790 |
I might otta do that |
might |
ought to |
|
Male |
White |
30s |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1788 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
48 |
Until age 15 |
NC (Jones Creek) |
NC (Jones Creek) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
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 |
252 |
He may can tell you. |
may |
can |
|
Male |
White |
67 |
High school |
AR (Arkansas City) |
AR (Arkansas City) |
1977 |
male to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Butters |
1207 |
This was very frustrating to me because we might could have won the match if every one would have played like that during the match. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Unknown) |
|
|
Written |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1513 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
75 |
Off and on until age 18 |
PA (Long Meadow/Dingman's Ferry) |
PA (Long Meadow/Dingman's Ferry) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Elsman |
867 |
They may not can give it to you that second.
|
may not |
can |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
2007 |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
632 |
You used to could buy lard in buckets, too.
|
used to |
could |
|
Female |
White |
85 |
7th grade |
MS (Weathersby) |
MS (Weathersby) |
1978 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
58 |
Could you might turn that thing down? |
could |
might |
|
Female |
White |
30s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
mother to daughter |
Spoken |
2.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
England |
2052 |
Thou schalt mowe senden hire a lettre.
|
schalt |
mowe |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England |
c1390 |
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
LAGS |
346 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
White |
42 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
FL (Wausau) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1885 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
63 |
3-4 years |
SC (Philipps Church) |
SC (Philipps Church) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
DiPaolo |
1418 |
Well, once we get under way, it shouldn't oughta take us very long. |
shouldn't |
ought to |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (San Antonio) |
1981 |
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
England |
980 |
I haven’t could get across the doors. |
haven't |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Durham) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Cunningham |
1271 |
I probably may could get them in quicker.
|
may |
could |
|
Unknown |
Black |
|
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
SC (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAGS |
726 |
People used to would, you know.
|
used to |
would |
|
Female |
White |
65 |
8th grade |
TN (Knoxville) |
TN (Knoxville) |
1972 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1022 |
It has been suggested today that Rudy Giuliani might ought to send him a campaign contribution, because he's the one who teed him up.
|
might |
ought to |
|
Male |
White |
64 |
College (Graduate) |
Washington, D.C. |
Television |
2007 |
panelist to panelist |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1725 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Female |
White |
71 |
Very little |
NC (Grants Creek) |
NC (Grants Creek) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1980 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
53 |
Graduate School (some) |
GA (Atlanta) |
GA (Atlanta) |
1970 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Skipper |
155 |
He might can help you with that.
|
might |
can |
|
Female |
White |
44 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Montgomery |
189 |
You might ought to go ahead [and use the printers] |
might |
ought to |
|
Male |
White |
55 |
Graduate school (Doctoral degree) |
TN (Unknown) |
SC (Unknown) |
|
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
443 |
You might could have.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
77 |
College (1 year) |
GA (Lamar County) |
GA (Barnsville) |
1972 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1367 |
We might oughta leave us on a little night light in here. |
might |
ought to |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
|
man to group (family) |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1004 |
We may should take us a little joyride somewheres. |
may |
should |
|
Female |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Novel |
1990 |
Mother to daughter |
Written |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1697 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
80 |
3 or 4 months |
NC (Oak City) |
NC (Oak City) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
1152 |
He maybe no could do it. |
maybe no |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAGS |
569 |
They might would do it.
|
might |
would |
|
Male |
White |
82 |
4th grade |
AR (Piggott) |
AR (Piggott) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Montgomery |
1997 |
Someone from the archives staff might canhelp you. |
might |
can |
|
Female |
White |
50 |
College graduate |
Unknown |
TN (Knoxville) |
1994 |
Friend |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1821 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
71 |
None |
NC (Highlands) |
NC (Highlands) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
285 |
Might can.
|
might |
can |
|
Female |
White |
55 |
College |
GA (Newnan) |
GA (Newnan) |
1976 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |