|
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 |
1779 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Female |
White |
76 |
Very little |
NC (Sophia) |
NC (Sophia) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1534 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
75 |
Until age 16 |
PA (Clearville) |
PA (Clearville) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Montgomery |
221 |
The only thing I might would have like that is an egg-shell mattress. |
might |
would |
|
Male |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.6 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
475 |
I might could help you.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
76 |
High school (2 years) |
TN (Lynnville) |
TN (Lynnville) |
1973 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
505 |
I might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
55 |
10th grade |
TX (Beaumont) |
TX (Sabine Pass) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
759 |
I toyed with, at least I toyed with the idea. I might could [have] been influenced, if somebody’ud taken an interest in me, of even goin’ into the ministry. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
47 |
18 years |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
1968 |
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1904 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
66 |
7th grade |
SC (Newberry) |
SC (Newberry) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1621 |
might can |
might |
can |
|
Female |
White |
47 |
Until age 16 |
VA (Aspen Hill Plantation) |
VA (Aspen Hill Plantation) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mishoe |
63 |
I'll tell you what we might should do. |
might |
should |
|
Female |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
sister to sister |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1876 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
72 |
In local schools |
SC (Creston) |
SC (Creston) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Boertien |
1293 |
I might had oughta, hadn’t I? |
might |
had |
ought to |
Female |
White |
21 |
College Student |
TX (Beaumont) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
2.8 |
Elicited |
|
LAGS |
317 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
71 |
10th grade |
GA (Walton Co.) |
GA (Monroe) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Elsman |
836 |
My friend Ashley used to could do the best impression of Miss Copeland, our principal?
|
used to |
could |
|
Female |
White |
30s |
College (Graduate) |
SC (Unknown) |
SC (Columbia) |
2007 |
co-worker to co-worker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
601 |
As you might would think.
|
might |
would |
|
Male |
White |
84 |
4th grade |
LA (Livingston) |
LA (Livingston) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1717 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
66 |
Little or none |
NC (Emmaus Church) |
NC (Emmaus Church) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Skipper |
159 |
We might shouldn't have done it last night.
|
might |
shouldn't |
|
Male |
White |
21 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
411 |
I might could do it.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
67 |
8th grade |
LA (Provencal) |
LA (Provencal) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
695 |
Used to might.
|
used to |
might |
|
Male |
White |
77 |
11th grade |
AL (New Brockton) |
AL (New Brockton) |
1976 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Montgomery |
2017 |
You might maybe could have made it. |
might |
maybe |
could |
Female |
White |
72 |
College graduate |
AL (Evergreen) |
TN (Nashville) |
1991 |
Mother to son. |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1811 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
84 |
None |
NC (Rock Creek) |
NC (Rock Creek) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1566 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
83 |
None |
MD (Three Notch Road, Ridge) |
MD (Three Notch Road, Ridge) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
537 |
Might could've helped me.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
44 |
12th grade |
MS (Bogue Chitto) |
MS (Bogue Chitto) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
791 |
And Glen said, "Mama, you might otta get you one."
|
might |
ought to |
|
Female |
White |
61 |
8th grade |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
1972 |
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1936 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
84 |
2-3 local schools |
GA (Bellville) |
GA (Bellville) |
1948 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Boertien |
2105 |
might wouldn't |
might |
wouldn't |
|
Female |
White |
21 |
College Student |
TX (Beaumont) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
LAMSAS |
1653 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
58 |
Until age 20 |
VA (Boydton P.O.) |
VA (Boydton P.O.) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mishoe |
95 |
Well, I don't know. He might not mind, but then again he might would. |
might |
would |
|
Female |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
secretary to professor |
Spoken |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
347 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
88 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
FL (Laurel Hill) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
633 |
You used to could buy them.
|
used to |
could |
|
Female |
White |
74 |
8th grade |
GA (Glennville) |
GA (Glennville) |
1972 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
1442 |
We might could shorten the sleeves, if you want. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
85 |
College (Graduate) |
TN (Sneedville) |
TN (Sneedville) |
2010 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.3 |
Elicited |
|
LAMSAS |
1747 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
89 |
no information |
NC (Conway P.O.) |
NC (Conway P.O.) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1502 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
78 |
Until age 15 |
NJ (Perth Amboy) |
NJ (Perth Amboy) |
1941 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
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 |
|
COCA |
1023 |
Watty squinted down the road. "Might ought to go on foot." # It was decided that we'd park the Studebaker on the oil lease behind the property, make our way through the timber and come... |
might |
ought to |
|
Male |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
OK (Unknown) |
Fictional Story |
2005 |
man to man |
Written |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1596 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
45 |
2 years |
VA (Wares Wharf) |
VA (Wares Wharf) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mishoe |
31 |
If you follow this map carefully, you might can get there with the rest of us. |
might |
can |
|
Female |
White |
50s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
professor to student |
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1843 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
50 |
no information |
SC (Moncks Corner) |
SC (Moncks Corner) |
1947 |
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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1686 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
41 |
Until age 16 |
NC (Moyock) |
NC (Moyock) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mishoe |
134 |
Supper may will get cold before you finish playing with your building blocks. |
may |
will |
|
Female |
White |
60s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
grandmother to grandson |
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
380 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
53 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Falfurrias) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
664 |
Used to could.
|
used to |
could |
|
Female |
White |
46 |
High school |
MS (Kosciusko) |
MS (Kosciusko) |
1980 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2269 |
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
50 to... |
Unknown |
Unknown |
KY |
|
Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1780 |
may can |
may |
can |
|
Female |
White |
76 |
Very little |
NC (Sophia) |
NC (Sophia) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1535 |
maybe could |
maybe |
could |
|
Male |
White |
75 |
Until age 16 |
PA (Clearville) |
PA (Clearville) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Montgomery |
222 |
Do you think we could get by with that? Then we might could do that. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
65 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
476 |
I might could help you.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
55 |
8th grade |
AL (Lauderdale County) |
AL (Killen) |
1972 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
760 |
She might could give ... |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
26 |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
early 1970s |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1905 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
62 |
4th or 5th grade |
SC (Mountville) |
SC (Mountville) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Reed |
2075 |
I may should take another shirt. |
may |
should |
|
Male |
White |
30 |
Graduate School (Master's degree) |
IL (Abingdon) |
SC (Columbia) |
2013 |
friend to group |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1622 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
66 |
Until age 16 |
VA (Prince George Courthouse) |
VA (Prince George Courthouse) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mishoe |
64 |
We need something we might would turn into something. |
might |
should |
|
Male |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
husband to wife |
Spoken |
1.6 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1877 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
71 |
9th grade |
SC (Cordova) |
SC (Cordova) |
1965 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Boertien |
1294 |
It scared him that he might could’ve been killed yesterday. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
21 |
College Student |
TX (Beaumont) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
1.4 |
Elicited |
|
LAGS |
318 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
78 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
GA (Lithonia) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Elsman |
837 |
Somebody else may can think of some more |
may |
can |
|
Female |
White |
30s |
College (Graduate) |
SC (Unknown) |
SC (Columbia) |
2007 |
co-worker to co-worker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1386 |
I know what I can do instead of working this afternoon. I might can go see (name) take his first swimming lesson. |
might |
can |
|
Female |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1982 |
friend to friend |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1718 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
48 |
Until age 15 |
NC (Mt. Olive) |
NC (Mt. Olive) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Skipper |
160 |
You might could use it.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
21 |
College (Some) |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
412 |
I might could do it.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
82 |
8th grade |
LA (Ridge) |
LA (Ridge) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
696 |
She used to wouldn't
|
used to |
wouldn't |
|
Female |
White |
71 |
5th grade |
TN (Springfield) |
TN (Springfield) |
1973 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1812 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
77 |
Illiterate |
NC (Mill Spring) |
NC (Mill Spring) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1567 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
76 |
Illiterate |
MD (Mattaponi Farm, Pearson) |
MD (Mattaponi Farm, Pearson) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
538 |
I figured I might not ought to.
|
might not |
ought to |
|
Male |
White |
75 |
7-8 years of school |
GA (Miller County) |
GA (Colquitt) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
792 |
We might otta give you a chicken sandwich. |
might |
ought to |
|
Female |
White |
30 |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Selma) |
early 1970s |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Boertien |
2107 |
might hadn't ought |
might |
hadn't |
ought |
Female |
White |
21 |
College Student |
TX (Beaumont) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
DiPaolo |
1324 |
Call back some other day and I might could tell you some more about it. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Lamesa) |
TX (Austin, on phone) |
1979 |
woman to woman |
Spoken |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1654 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
82 |
None |
VA (Ebony P.O.) |
VA (Ebony P.O.) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
348 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
34 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
FL (Barbineau Park) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
634 |
You used to could buy them.
|
used to |
could |
|
Male |
White |
60 |
4th grade |
AL (Alpine) |
AL (Alpine) |
1973 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
1443 |
She might could have it done by five. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
16 |
High school (Student) |
TN (Sneedville) |
TN (Sneedville) |
2010 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
LAMSAS |
1748 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
65 |
Until age 16 |
NC (Lasker) |
NC (Lasker) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1503 |
maybe could |
maybe |
could |
|
Male |
White |
male |
None |
PA (Cochranville) |
PA (Cochranville) |
|
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
444 |
Might could have.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
19 |
College (student at time of interview) |
MS (Jackson) |
MS (Jackson) |
1978 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
728 |
You would used to just say.
|
would |
used to |
|
Female |
White |
52 |
High school |
GA (Sumter County) |
GA (Plains) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1597 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
70 |
Until age 17 |
VA (King and Queen Courthouse) |
VA (King and Queen Courthouse) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mishoe |
32 |
Could I might possibly bother you for a minute? |
could |
might |
|
Female |
White |
40s |
Graduate school (Some) |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
student to student |
Spoken |
2.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
286 |
Might can.
|
might |
can |
|
Female |
White |
62 |
5th grade |
GA (6 miles from Milledgeville) |
GA (Milledgeville) |
1970 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1005 |
... the deep truth that God never gives you more than you can handle. So, I must can handle it and learn from this experience. |
must |
can |
|
Female |
White |
40 |
Unknown |
LA (Shreveport) |
Radio |
1998 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
Coleman |
1130 |
Mrs. Jones might’ve could told you. |
might have |
could |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
LAGS |
570 |
That might would do.
|
might |
would |
|
Male |
White |
76 |
3rd grade |
GA (Brunswick) |
GA (Mt. Pleasant) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Boertien |
2137 |
might not could |
might not |
could |
|
Female |
White |
32 |
College Student |
TX (Matagorda City) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
LAMSAS |
1969 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
71 |
Common schools |
GA (Elberton) |
GA (Elberton) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1687 |
might can |
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
41 |
Until age 16 |
NC (Moyock) |
NC (Moyock) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mishoe |
133 |
If you're going on a trip, we might should better look it over.
|
might |
should |
better |
Male |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
mechanic to customer |
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
665 |
I used to could make.
|
used to |
could |
|
Female |
White |
80 |
8th grade |
MS (Jefferson) |
MS (Jefferson) |
1978 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
1474 |
We might should move it to another weekend in February. What do you think? |
might |
should |
|
Male |
White |
29 |
Graduate school (Doctoral degree) |
SC (Florence) |
SC (Columbia) |
2011 |
friend to friend |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2270 |
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
70 to... |
Unknown |
Unknown |
KY |
|
Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1781 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
52 |
Until age 18 |
NC (Thomasville) |
NC (Thomasville) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1536 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
61 |
Part of three winters |
PA (Greenbriar) |
PA (Greenbriar) |
1940 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Montgomery |
223 |
I don't know who you would talk to. You might would want to start with the person in the head office. |
might |
would |
|
Female |
White |
50s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
477 |
I might could help you.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
68 |
9th grade |
MS (Dillon) |
MS (Lorman) |
1973 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
507 |
I might could say "might could."
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
28 |
Graduate school (Doctoral student at time of interview) |
AL (Troy) |
AL (Troy) |
1978 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
761 |
You might could just ... |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
26 |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
early 1970s |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1906 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
84 |
College graduate |
SC (Mountville) |
SC (Mountville) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Reed |
2076 |
[I/My truck] might can get about seventeen miles per gallon. |
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
30 |
Graduate School (Master's degree) |
SC (Florence) |
SC (Columbia) |
2013 |
friend to friends |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |