|
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 |
|
Mishoe |
80 |
I may can't do [it]. I'll have to wait and see. |
may |
can't |
|
Female |
White |
60s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
female to family |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
814 |
She useta wouldn’t take more’n a spoonful of anything. |
used to |
wouldn't |
|
Female |
White |
70 |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Gadsden) |
early 1970s |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
310 |
She might can tell you.
|
might |
can |
|
Female |
White |
80 |
8th grade plus business course |
TX (Noonday) |
TX (Marshall) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
1073 |
You might not can if you keep asking. |
might not |
can |
|
Female |
White |
50s |
High school (Graduate) |
TN (Loudon) |
TN (Seymour) |
2012 |
woman to grandson |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1611 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
73 |
Little; ages 11 to 15 |
VA (Grafton) |
VA (Grafton) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1865 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
56 |
Until age 18 |
SC (Chesterfield) |
SC (Chesterfield) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
404 |
I might could do it.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
Black |
44 |
High school equivalent |
AL (Dothan) |
AL (Dothan) |
1976 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Boertien |
2129 |
might not ought |
might not |
ought |
|
Female |
White |
32 |
College Student |
TX (Matagorda City) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
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 |
|
Feagin |
752 |
Y’all might could talk to her about it.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
61 |
8th grade |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
|
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2259 |
|
may |
can |
|
Female |
White |
50 to... |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TN |
|
Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1086 |
You might could stay here tonight, " the aunt said. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Story |
1992 |
woman to woman |
Written |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
113 |
If we're careful and if nothing else bad don't happen, we might can come in November.
|
might |
can |
|
Female |
White |
50s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
aunt to niece |
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
Elsman |
830 |
The expression that the TA uses might could mislead a child. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
30s |
College (Graduate) |
SC (Unknown) |
SC (Columbia) |
2007 |
employee to coworkers and supervisors |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
595 |
I might would say that.
|
might |
would |
|
Female |
Black |
30 |
College (4 years) |
TX (Houston) |
TX (Houston) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
2066 |
I might should've asked for fruit instead. |
might |
should |
|
Female |
White |
31 |
Graduate school (Doctoral Degree) |
TN (Seymour) |
SC (Columbia) |
2013 |
wife to husband |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1315 |
I've got this chart we might could use. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
unknown |
Graduate |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
|
woman to woman (friends) |
Spoken |
1.6 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
689 |
Used to could get him for a dollar.
|
used to |
could |
|
Female |
Black |
77 |
None (Illiterate) |
LA (Boothville) |
LA (Boothville) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
531 |
I might could think up some.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
75 |
8th grade |
MS (Lauderdale) |
MS (Lockhart) |
1972 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
785 |
I thought you might would like that letter. |
might |
would |
|
Female |
White |
60s |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
early 1970s |
|
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
279 |
I might can.
|
might |
can |
|
Female |
White |
70 |
9th grade |
GA (Twin City) |
GA (Swainsboro) |
1972 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Montgomery |
2009 |
They might could tell you more than I can about what's in the archives. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
55 |
College (Some) |
TN (Jefferson County) |
TN (Knoxville) |
1994 |
Friend |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1833 |
maybe could |
maybe |
could |
|
Female |
White |
79 |
4th grade |
SC (Plantersville) |
SC (Plantersville) |
1948 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Skipper |
145 |
That might'll work. |
might |
will |
|
Female |
White |
20 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Boertien |
2096 |
might not should |
might not |
should |
|
Female |
White |
21 |
College Student |
TX (Beaumont) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
Montgomery |
215 |
We might can leave Dalai in Nashville.
|
might |
can |
|
Female |
White |
70 |
College (Graduate) |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
469 |
Might could help you.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
68 |
1st grade |
MS (Redwood) |
MS (Redwood) |
1973 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1769 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Female |
White |
68 |
A few months for a few years |
NC (Cary P.O.) |
NC (Cary P.O.) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
COCA |
1074 |
Janie, letting her voice go good-old-girlish, says she might could, then quotes a figure that would put a strain on most people's gratefulness if she weren't so sure they'd smile... |
might |
could |
|
Female |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Story |
1995 |
woman to group |
Written |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
81 |
You might should better try on some of your clothes before you go home. |
might |
should |
|
Female |
White |
60s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Myrtle Beach) |
c1990 |
female to family |
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1000 |
I consider where each person has come from, what their talent levels are, where they may could have come from ... |
may |
could |
|
Female |
Black |
60 |
College (Graduate, B.S. degree) |
PA (Edenborn) |
Radio |
2008 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
1098 |
You might ought to get that from her. |
might |
ought to |
|
Female |
White |
50s |
High school (Graduate) |
TN (Loudon) |
TN (Seymour) |
2012 |
woman to family |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1612 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
64 |
Private school |
VA (Denbigh Plantation) |
VA (Denbigh Plantation) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Boertien |
1282 |
I might shouldn’t oughta. |
might |
should |
ought to |
Female |
White |
21 |
College Student |
TX (Beaumont) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
LAGS |
657 |
I used to could spell.
|
used to |
could |
|
Female |
White |
82 |
High school and commercial college |
TX (Austin) |
TX (Austin) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1375 |
We might can fix it |
might |
can |
|
Female |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1979 |
woman to cousin |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1707 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
46 |
High school |
NC (Washington P.O.) |
NC (Washington P.O.) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mishoe |
17 |
I might could have done better. I just didn't have enough time. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
20s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
student to student |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
499 |
I might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
46 |
12th grade |
LA (Harrisonburg) |
LA (Harrisonburg) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
753 |
Thelma Chapin might could, now.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
70s |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
early 1970s |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
248 |
may can do it
|
may |
can |
|
Female |
Black |
23 |
College |
GA (Brunswick) |
GA (Brunswick) |
1977 |
female to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
1464 |
Do you think I might could bring it in tomorrow? |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
38 |
Graduate school (Master's degree) |
TN (Sneedville) |
TN (Sneedville) |
2010 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
2.4 |
Elicited |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2260 |
|
might |
can |
|
Female |
White |
10 to... |
Unknown |
Unknown |
AL |
|
Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1801 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
40 |
High school graduate |
NC (Trinity Church) |
NC (Trinity Church) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2261 |
|
might |
can |
|
Female |
White |
50 to... |
Unknown |
Unknown |
VA |
|
Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1802 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
52 |
2 summers |
NC (Nathans Creek) |
NC (Nathans Creek) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Elsman |
831 |
That's why I thought we might should get together. |
might |
should |
|
Female |
White |
30s |
College (Graduate) |
SC (Unknown) |
SC (Columbia) |
2007 |
employee to coworkers and supervisorsdepen |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
342 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
51 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
AL (Prattville) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
596 |
What we might would say.
|
might |
would |
|
Female |
Black |
40 |
7th grade |
GA (Sumter County) |
GA (Koinonia) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
2067 |
If it's the difference in grammar, I may should take points off. |
may |
should |
|
Female |
White |
25 |
Graduate School (Master's degree) |
NJ |
SC (Columbia) |
2013 |
friend to group |
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1644 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
72 |
A few sessions |
VA (Lynch Station) |
VA (Lynch Station) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
DiPaolo |
1316 |
Gosh, we might could spring for fifteen cents. We might even spring for the copying. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1980 |
secretary to student |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
690 |
I used to could do that.
|
used to |
could |
|
Female |
Black |
55 |
High school equivalent |
AR (St. Francis County) |
AR (Forrest City) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
438 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
Black |
91 |
None (literate) |
LA (Tensas Par) |
LA (Cooters Point) |
1976 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1738 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
70 |
A little each winter |
NC (Cedar Creek P.O.) |
NC (Cedar Creek P.O.) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
DiPaolo |
1409 |
They might could; I'm not sure. But they might could. My father would could tell you some stories but I'm not sure if he could tell you what you want to know. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Unknown) |
|
woman to woman |
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 |
532 |
Things that somebody might could use now.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
93 |
College (1 year) |
GA (Fayetteville) |
GA (Fayetteville) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.6 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
786 |
And I thought I might better tell you. |
might |
better |
|
Female |
White |
60s |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
early 1970s |
|
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
280 |
I might can.
|
might |
can |
|
Female |
White |
76 |
6th grade |
GA (Eldorendo) |
GA (Newton) |
1970 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Montgomery |
2010 |
If the material was dfferent ;the stain might have would have all come out. |
might have |
would |
|
Female |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Columbia) |
1995 |
Clerk in dry cleaners to customer. |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1587 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
83 |
no information |
VA (Cold Harbor) |
VA (Cold Harbor) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1834 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
65 |
Governess and summer school |
SC (Waccamaw Neck) |
SC (Waccamaw Neck) |
1948 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Boertien |
2097 |
might not would |
might not |
would |
|
Female |
White |
21 |
College Student |
TX (Beaumont) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
LAGS |
470 |
Might could help you.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
Black |
33 |
Graduate school (Doctoral student at time of interview) |
MS (Red Creek) |
MS (Red Creek) |
Unknown |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2229 |
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
GA |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
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 |
|
LAGS |
564 |
Might would call it.
|
might |
would |
|
Female |
White |
63 |
High school |
GA (Sardis) |
GA (Hartwell) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1001 |
We've heard a little from military officials suggesting that some of the Iraqi civilians may could have been -- or, possibly could have been involved in this attack. |
may |
could |
|
Female |
White |
36 |
College |
MN (Unknown) |
Television |
2003 |
broadcaster to reporter |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
Boertien |
1283 |
Shouldn’t you oughta do that? |
Should |
ought to |
|
Female |
White |
19 |
College Student |
TX (Dickenson) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
2.0 |
Elicited |
|
DiPaolo |
1376 |
Then you might can get my mother. If it's good weather, my dad will be out in the field. |
might |
can |
|
Female |
White |
teens |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin, on phone) |
1979 |
woman to woman |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
500 |
I might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
36 |
Graduate school (Master's degree) |
LA (Lake Charles) |
LA (Lake Charles) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
754 |
You think you might could drop off and take a rest for about an hour? |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
50s |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
|
|
Spoken |
2.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
Montgomery |
240 |
The lighted bus appeared on top of the next hill and as it approached, they moved out into the street to meet it. He put his hand under her elbow and hoisted her up on the creaking step. She entered... |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
GA (Unknown) |
|
woman to unknown |
Written |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
1465 |
Do you think we might should tell him ourselves? |
might |
should |
|
Female |
White |
38 |
Graduate school (Master's degree) |
TN (Sneedville) |
TN (Sneedville) |
2010 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
|
Elicited |
|
Reed |
1466 |
I might can swing by after class. Say around 2:15? |
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
20s |
College (Graduate) |
Unknown |
SC (Columbia) |
2011 |
unknown |
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 |
|
LAGS |
343 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
27 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
AL (Montgomery) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1898 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
37 |
7th or 8th grade |
SC (Rock Hill) |
SC (Rock Hill) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Skipper |
185 |
We may can encourage them to help, but… |
may |
can |
|
Male |
Other |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
Chief of Catawba Indians to unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2198 |
|
may |
will |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
OH |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
533 |
Well, you might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
73 |
College (Some) |
TX (Huntsville) |
TX (Huntsville) |
1976 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
281 |
I might can get to it.
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
76 |
8th grade |
LA (Negreet) |
LA (Many) |
1976 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Montgomery |
2011 |
Professor Smith, the committee chair, may can give you some further information. |
may |
can |
|
Male |
White |
|
College graduate |
Unknown |
SC (Columbia) |
1995 |
Staff member of a university's Sponsred Programs Office to a faculty member. |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1835 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
83 |
None |
SC (Georgetown) |
SC (Georgetown) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
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 |
|
LAGS |
375 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
58 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Chicota) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1930 |
mought can |
mought |
can |
|
Male |
White |
87 |
On and off for 4 years |
GA (Folkston) |
GA (Folkston) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1677 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
75 |
Very little |
VA (Chestnut Hill) |
VA (Chestnut Hill) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
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 |
|
Montgomery |
217 |
I wish I had time to tell you some stories. I might should have done that rather than showing slides |
might |
should |
|
Male |
White |
30s |
Graduate school (Some) |
NC (Unknown) |
SC (Unknown) |
|
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
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 |
|
LAGS |
471 |
Might could help you.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
55 |
High school (Graduate) |
LA (Lake Providence) |
LA (Lake Providence) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2230 |
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
VA |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1771 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
84 |
Very little |
NC (Siler City) |
NC (Siler City) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
DiPaolo |
1436 |
The road might have coulda been flooded out. |
might have |
could |
|
Male |
White |
40 |
High School |
TX (Lamesa) |
TX (Lamesa) |
1980 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
LAMSAS |
1526 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
77 |
Until age 15 |
PA (Newburg) |
PA (Newburg) |
1940 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
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 |
|
LAGS |
565 |
Might would call it.
|
might |
would |
|
Male |
White |
84 |
4th grade |
LA (Livingston) |
LA (Livingston) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |