|
LAGS |
371 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
70 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Wiergate) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Peterkin |
1199 |
He might would send July back home.
|
might |
would |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
DiPaolo |
1427 |
He mighta should've gotten home by now. |
might have |
should |
|
Female |
White |
63 |
High School |
TX (Lamesa) |
TX (Lamesa) |
|
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
DiPaolo |
1414 |
may used to |
may |
used to |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
956 |
He cannae dae it these days, but he used to could. |
used to |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.1 |
|
|
Montgomery |
216 |
If it is that close, you might ought to reconsider the issue.
|
might |
ought to |
|
Male |
White |
50s |
Graduate school (Doctoral degree) |
TX (Unknown) |
SC (Unknown) |
|
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
Skipper |
150 |
… and I was wondering if I might could come and talk to you later in the week. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
20s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mashburn |
1257 |
He may should see you today. |
may |
should |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
GA (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Jamaica |
1216 |
kuda hafi “could must” |
could |
hafi (=have to, must) |
|
Unknown |
Black |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Jamaica (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
England |
999 |
I can’t do it now like I used to could. |
used to |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Oxfordshire) |
|
|
|
1.3 |
|
|
LAGS |
340 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
18 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
AL (Birmingham) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1382 |
Uh. They must.. I just don't know, you know. Uh. You might ask (woman's name) that. She might can tell you because she goes to school here |
might |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Henderson) |
|
person to woman |
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
England |
1169 |
The girls usually make me some [toasted sandwiches], but they mustn’t could have made any today. |
must |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Newcastle) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
925 |
He’ll might can come the morn. |
will |
might |
can |
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Skipper |
184 |
We would might run maybe ten hams a week. |
would |
might |
|
Male |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
elected official to TV cameras |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
372 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
42 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Nacogdoches) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
Skipper |
151 |
I had an aunt in Goldsboro who might could've been able to tell me… well I don't know. She weren't too bright, but then she might could've helped. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
25 |
Graduate school (Some) |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.6 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mashburn |
1258 |
He may ought to see you today. |
may |
ought to |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
GA (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Jamaica |
1217 |
shuda hafi “should must” |
should |
hafi (=have to, must) |
|
Unknown |
Black |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Jamaica (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
LAGS |
341 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
78 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
AL (Shelby) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
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 |
|
Scotland |
926 |
He’ll should can come the morn. |
will |
should |
can |
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
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 |
|
LAGS |
373 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
53 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Tyler) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
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 |
|
Montgomery |
218 |
If we had such a network in 1989, we might could have saved two to three thousand dollars of the church's food. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
30s |
Graduate school (Doctoral degree) |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
Skipper |
152 |
Who do I know who knows somebody who knows somebody that might can put me in touch with somebody. |
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.6 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mashburn |
1259 |
He ought to would see you.
|
ought to |
would |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
GA (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Jamaica |
1218 |
shuda kyan “should can” |
should |
can |
|
Unknown |
Black |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Jamaica (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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 |
|
LAGS |
342 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
51 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
AL (Prattville) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1384 |
Well, anyway, gosh. I might can do it, but, yeah. |
might |
can |
|
Female |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
|
woman to woman |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
England |
1171 |
He wouldn’t could’ve worked, even if you had asked him. |
would |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Newcastle) |
|
|
|
1.3 |
|
|
Scotland |
927 |
He used to could do it when he was younger.
|
used to |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.3 |
|
|
Montgomery |
186 |
I know I might could & should enjoy myself.
|
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Written |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
Harris |
1235 |
You might should get her to a hospital anyhow. Bandaid might not work. There’s tetanus, ya know. |
might |
should |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
|
Hotel clerk to a woman whose daughter has cut her hand on glass in the parking lot. |
Spoken |
1.0 |
|
|
DiPaolo |
1322 |
Q: Do you have a vase? A: I might could find one. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
|
friend to friend |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
374 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
27 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Texarkana) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1430 |
Even if he doesn't get the Stanford job, they might could still come. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
Montgomery |
219 |
Are there any other prayer concerns that you may would want to share? |
might |
would |
|
Female |
White |
40s |
College (Graduate) |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
Unknown |
Spoken |
2.6 |
Naturalistic |
|
Skipper |
153 |
You might can pull some strings for me. |
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
21 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mashburn |
1260 |
He ought to will see you.
|
ought to |
will |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
GA (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Feagin |
755 |
You might could get it.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
60s |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
343 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
27 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
AL (Montgomery) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
England |
1172 |
A good machine clipper would could do it in half a day. |
would |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Newcastle) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Scotland |
928 |
I want to can do that. |
want to |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Montgomery |
187 |
If I can't help you now, I can't never would. |
can't |
would |
|
Male |
White |
75 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1323 |
You might could sweet-talk [girls' name]. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
|
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 |
1503 |
maybe could |
maybe |
could |
|
Male |
White |
male |
None |
PA (Cochranville) |
PA (Cochranville) |
|
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Montgomery |
220 |
We would have might maybe made it. |
would |
might |
|
Female |
White |
70 |
College (Graduate) |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
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 |
|
Mashburn |
1261 |
She used to could run the marathon.
|
used to |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
GA (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Jamaica |
1219 |
wuda hafi “would must” |
would |
hafi (=have to, must) |
|
Unknown |
Black |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Jamaica (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Scotland |
1104 |
I'll not can go tomorrow. |
will not |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
Scotland (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAGS |
344 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
47 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
AL (Dothan) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
England |
1173 |
I used to could do it. |
used to |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Newcastle) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Scotland |
929 |
I'd like to could do that. |
would |
like to |
could |
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
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 |
|
Harris |
1236 |
You might should get that [fee] looked after today, else they might cancel your registration. |
might |
should |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
College official to an undergraduate student. |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
376 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
61 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Belk) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Allan |
1202 |
For a dime a head, I might could strip off the feathers. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Black |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
|
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
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 |
|
Skipper |
155 |
He might can help you with that.
|
might |
can |
|
Female |
White |
44 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mashburn |
1262 |
She might could have been being seen by someone else.
|
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
GA (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAGS |
345 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
87 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
FL (Rock Hill) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
England |
1174 |
[Q: What’s it been like?] A: Terrible. I haven’t could sleep.
|
have |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Newcastle) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
930 |
He's bound to could do that. |
bound to |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
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 |
377 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
86 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Caney) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
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 |
|
Skipper |
156 |
I'm anxious to see what kind of pictures you took that your daddy might can paint. |
might |
can |
|
Female |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.6 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mashburn |
1263 |
He might used to could run the marathon.
|
might |
used to |
could |
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
GA (Unknown) |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAGS |
318 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
78 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
GA (Lithonia) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Jamaica |
1220 |
wi mos “will must” |
will |
must |
|
Unknown |
Black |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Jamaica (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Feagin |
1296 |
Could you might tell me where the administration building is?
|
could |
might |
|
Male |
Black |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NY (Unknown) |
|
|
Spoken |
2.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
346 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
White |
42 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
FL (Wausau) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
England |
1175 |
You might can see underneath. |
might |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Newcastle) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
931 |
He will can do it.
|
will |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Montgomery |
190 |
You might can borrow Doctor Greiner's, if he's in. |
might |
can |
|
Female |
Black |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
Harris |
1237 |
'Scuse me for buttin’ in ... You want postcards of blues musicians, you may could get ’em at that ... There’s that tourist place the corner of Beale there. |
may |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
TN (Memphis) |
|
[Elderly Caucasian Southern man, gratuitously, to a mother and her son (apparently northerners) outside the Peabody Hotel in Memphis. |
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
790 |
I might otta do that |
might |
ought to |
|
Male |
White |
30s |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
378 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
29 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Victoria) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Butters |
1203 |
But if I be coming out of the field and riding Old Judge, I may would kinda switch off. |
may |
would |
|
Unknown |
Black |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
|
|
Spoken |
1.2 |
|
|
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 |
|
Skipper |
157 |
You might not can see it. |
might not |
can |
|
Female |
White |
44 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
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 |
|
|
LAGS |
319 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
47 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
GA (Atlanta) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
1144 |
He’ll can help us the morn. |
will |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Jamaica |
1221 |
wi hafi “will must” |
will |
hafi (=have to, must) |
|
Unknown |
Black |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Jamaica (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
LAGS |
255 |
May would
|
may |
would |
|
Male |
White |
76 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TN (Carter) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Boertien |
1297 |
Could you might come over here for a minute?
|
could |
might |
|
Female |
White |
25 |
Unknown |
TX (Unknown) |
TX (College Station) |
|
|
Spoken |
2.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
347 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
88 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
FL (Laurel Hill) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1389 |
You may can get that structure in German. . . |
may |
can |
|
Male |
White |
unknown |
Graduate |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
|
friend to friend |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
England |
1176 |
I mightn’t can use this thumb properly, if it heals like this. |
might |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Newcastle) |
|
|
|
1.3 |
|