|
Verilogue Corpus |
2267 |
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
50 to... |
Unknown |
Unknown |
AZ |
|
Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Jamaica |
1218 |
shuda kyan “should can” |
should |
can |
|
Unknown |
Black |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Jamaica (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wentworth |
887 |
She’ll never kin catch a mouse now. (Said when a pet cat became crippled).
|
will |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
WV (eastern) |
1930s |
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Mishoe |
78 |
This is the strangest weather. Could it might have something to do with that greenhouse thing? |
could |
might |
|
Male |
Black |
20s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
student to student |
Spoken |
2.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
2073 |
You might ought to. |
might |
ought to |
|
Male |
White |
44 |
Unknown |
LA (West Monroe) |
Television |
2013 |
man to group |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
366 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
56 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
AR (Mena) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
1102 |
Aiblins when auld Dick gees o’er the post The youth himself may can to rule the rost. |
may |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
Scotland (Unknown) |
1768 |
|
Written |
1.2 |
|
|
Feagin |
746 |
We might could run it over to you.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
50s |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
|
early 1970s |
stranger |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1428 |
He might've used to sing for the ... |
might've |
used to |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1980 |
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
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 |
|
|
Mishoe |
14 |
Would there might possibly be any more of those forms in the office? |
would |
might |
|
Female |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
student to secretary |
Spoken |
2.0 |
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 |
|
|
Scotland |
919 |
He must could do it. |
must |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Mishoe |
110 |
I'm gonna give a little demonstration of what might woulda happened to that guy if we'd a fought. |
might |
would |
|
Male |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Television Show |
c1990 |
character from NBC's 'Cheers' to barfolk |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
398 |
I might could do it.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
67 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
GA (Cornelia) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
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 |
|
COCA |
1045 |
Are you Bubba Pritchert, president of the Saucer Nuts of America?" Bubba took his time answering. "I might could be, " he said at last, his eyes narrowed." |
might |
could |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Story |
2007 |
man to man |
Written |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
778 |
Francine Barber said that I might could get a ride with you |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
37 |
Unknown |
GA (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
early 1970s |
|
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1060 |
Yeah, I'd be out the interest I might could've made on that money and the ten K, too, but I got the feeling your people had already spent most of it and were going to be strapped to come up... |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Novel |
2003 |
adult to adult |
Spoken |
1.6 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
46 |
We might can find a closer way to go.
|
might |
can |
|
Female |
White |
30s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
wife to husband |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
England |
2041 |
Na mare saltow ham con rede þen sternes of heyuen.
|
sal |
con |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England |
14th century |
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
LAGS |
334 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
66 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
FL (Jena) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
968 |
We’ll can agree fine |
will |
can |
|
Male |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
1886 |
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
Mashburn |
1259 |
He ought to would see you.
|
ought to |
would |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
GA (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Scotland |
951 |
He used to could do it, couldn’t he? |
used to |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Hasty |
2135 |
My bones might not can take that. |
might not |
can |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
|
Patient to physician |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Skipper |
176 |
I may can find out tomorrow. |
may |
can |
|
Female |
White |
19 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1354 |
You might oughta. |
might |
ought to |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Henderson,) |
1979 |
clerk to man |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Dumas |
1140 |
They may still could be all right UT fans. |
may |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
TN (Knoxville) |
1987 |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
808 |
I useta could go to Birmingham to shop. |
used to |
could |
|
Female |
White |
85 |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Tuscaloosa) |
early 1970s |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
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 |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2268 |
|
might |
not |
can |
Female |
Black |
50 to... |
Unknown |
Unknown |
NJ |
|
Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1077 |
She might could die. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Story |
1994 |
man to man |
Written |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Smiley |
888 |
wouldn't could |
wouldn't |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NY (New Paltz) |
1924 |
|
|
|
|
|
Mishoe |
79 |
She might can wear it if she fixes the belt. |
might |
can |
|
Female |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
female to family |
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
2074 |
Tie rod may could do that or a bearing may could do that. |
may |
could |
|
Male |
Other |
30s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Columbia) |
2013 |
clerk to customer |
Spoken |
2.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
367 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
40 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
AR (Arkadelphia) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
1103 |
I’ll can go tomorrow. |
will |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
Scotland (Unknown) |
1999 |
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Feagin |
747 |
She might could tell you some’in.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
82 |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
|
early 1970s |
acquaintance |
Spoken |
1.0 |
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 |
|
DiPaolo |
1385 |
They've got two hurdles they've got to hop. One is they've got to, to uh get by the city. Second they gotta get by the federal government on their allocation. They might not can get... |
might not |
can |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin, television) |
1979 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.3 |
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 |
|
|
Mishoe |
15 |
I wonder if you may would help me. |
may |
would |
|
Female |
White |
30s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
daughter to mother |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
920 |
He must can do it. |
must |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Mishoe |
111 |
We might will see some action now because the 15 car with Morgan Shepard is making his move in turn number four. |
might |
will |
|
Male |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
ESPN announcer at NASCAR race |
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
399 |
I might could do it.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
68 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
GA (Rhine) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1323 |
You might could sweet-talk [girls' name]. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Coleman |
1121 |
They might ought to be stripping tobacco instead of just waiting. |
might |
ought to |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Feagin |
779 |
There are so many things we might could do. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
38 |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
early 1970s |
|
Spoken |
1.6 |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1061 |
" It all boils down to will it be profitable, " he said. " It might could pay off, but I don't think so. " |
might |
could |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
GA (Unknown) |
Newspaper |
2003 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
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 |
|
England |
2042 |
I shall not konne answere. |
shall |
koone |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England |
1386 |
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
LAGS |
335 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
34 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
FL (Cedar Key) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
969 |
I looked for your brither before this, but nae doot ye‘ll can tak’ a message tae him.
|
will |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Fife) |
1929 |
|
Written |
1.1 |
|
|
Mashburn |
1260 |
He ought to will see you.
|
ought to |
will |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
GA (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Scotland |
952 |
He has to can swim, doesn’t he? |
have to |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
Hasty |
2136 |
You might could try and see if you want to try a little bit of that and see how it does for you. |
might |
could |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
|
Physician to patient |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Skipper |
177 |
I was just thinking I might could use them. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
19 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1355 |
You might oughta go out. |
might |
ought to |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Henderson) |
TX (Henderson,) |
1979 |
clerk to man |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Nagle |
1141 |
þat hie healfre geweald wið Eotena bearn agan moston. “That they might own an equal share with the sons of the Geats.” |
moston (=must, might) |
agan (=own, owe, ought to) |
|
Male |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Unknown) |
c1000 |
|
Written |
|
|
|
Feagin |
809 |
We useta could hear ’em when we lived up yonder, but since we moved up there, I haven’t heard ’em. |
used to |
could |
|
Female |
White |
85 |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Tuscaloosa) |
early 1970s |
|
Spoken |
1.8 |
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2269 |
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
50 to... |
Unknown |
Unknown |
KY |
|
Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Jamaica |
1219 |
wuda hafi “would must” |
would |
hafi (=have to, must) |
|
Unknown |
Black |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Jamaica (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Warner |
889 |
I might could play the piano. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
AR (southeast) |
1938 |
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
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 |
|
LAGS |
368 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
69 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
LA (Natchitoches) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
1104 |
I'll not can go tomorrow. |
will not |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
Scotland (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Feagin |
748 |
My sister might could tell you somethin’ further bout that, cause she was oldest and she might have known somethin’ about it; but me, I don’t know anything about it.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
61 |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
|
early 1970s |
|
Spoken |
1.2 |
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 |
210 |
There are some ideas we have in mind and you might could think about some of them.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.6 |
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 |
|
England |
1173 |
I used to could do it. |
used to |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Newcastle) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
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 |
|
Hern.&S |
2019 |
You may should wipe the thing. |
may |
should |
|
Male |
Black |
23 |
Unknown |
IL (Chicago) |
IL (Chicago) |
1970s |
Unknown |
Spoken |
|
|
|
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 |
|
Scotland |
921 |
He should can do it. |
should |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
Coleman |
1122 |
They might would be stripping tobacco now if they had gotten it ready. |
might |
would |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.3 |
Elicited |
|
Feagin |
780 |
If ... she might would take a job.
|
might |
would |
|
Female |
White |
70 |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Gadsden) |
early 1970s |
|
Spoken |
|
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 |
|
Elsman |
857 |
If the items are gonna be released, they can't share, but if they aren't gonna be released, they might could. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
2007 |
|
Spoken |
1.8 |
Naturalistic |
|
England |
2043 |
He shal neuer conne trotte. |
shal |
conne |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England |
1484 |
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
LAGS |
336 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
19 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
FL (Fort Meade) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
970 |
What I want to ken is, if I winna could hinder him that’s my fiancé frae dicin’ or drinkin’ ‘t awa’ ance he got me mairried to him? |
will |
could |
|
Male |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Argyll) |
1927 |
|
Written |
1.2 |
|
|
Mashburn |
1261 |
She used to could run the marathon.
|
used to |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
GA (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Scotland |
953 |
He’d like to can swim, wouldn’t he? |
would |
like to |
can |
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Skipper |
178 |
You may can study on the way down.
|
may |
can |
|
Male |
White |
21 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1356 |
It's seven o'clock. I might oughta call Jack. He may be worried. |
might |
ought to |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Lubbock) |
1979 |
friend to friend |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1059 |
He might could drink a strawberry cold drink. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Novel |
2008 |
narrator |
Written |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
810 |
We useta could hear the trains. |
used to |
could |
|
Female |
White |
85 |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Tuscaloosa) |
early 1970s |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2270 |
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
70 to... |
Unknown |
Unknown |
KY |
|
Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1078 |
Might could be. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
TN (Unknown) |
Fictional Story |
1994 |
woman to man |
Written |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Payne |
890 |
Go to see Mr. Smith. He might can tell you. |
might |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
AL (eastern) |
1909 |
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
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 |
|
LAGS |
369 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
Black |
71 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
LA (Pineville) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
1105 |
I might will can go tomorrow. |
might |
will |
can |
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
Scotland (Unknown) |
1994 |
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Reed |
1484 |
You know, the city might would take that tree down for you. |
might |
would |
|
Male |
White |
50s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Columbia) |
2010 |
neighbor to neighbor |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1387 |
They may can do it Friday, or they may wait till Monday. |
may |
can |
|
Male |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
TX (Beaumont) |
TX (Austin) |
1979 |
man to woman |
Spoken |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |