|
DARE |
880 |
You might oughtta get you some help with that. |
might |
ought to |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
GA (Unknown) |
1993 |
|
|
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
961 |
He aft threaps the success o Catalan an the politcal methodology o hoo this wis pitten ower, haudin it as an exemplar o hou things cuid micht chyngit for Scots. |
could |
might |
|
Male |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
|
2007 |
|
Written |
1.8 |
|
|
Mashburn |
1252 |
He might will see you today.
|
might |
will |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
GA (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
COCA |
1054 |
one of my own sisters-in-law had suggested I might could find something suitable at the Makely store. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
Fictional Novel |
2005 |
omniscient narrator |
Written |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
912 |
I would like to could swim.
|
would |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
England |
995 |
I ewsed to could rip along as well as ony man, but I can’t noo. |
used to |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Lincolnshire) |
|
|
|
1.1 |
|
|
DiPaolo |
1378 |
Take along the list of people and (name) might can show you where those people live. |
might |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1979 |
friend to friend |
Spoken |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
1165 |
He might can have done it. |
might |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Harris |
1233 |
You might could try Don’s Hobbies down on Park [Avenue]. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
TN (Memphis) |
|
Memphis store clerk to a first-time customer from Atlanta. |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
945 |
He willnae can come. |
willnae |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
DiPaolo |
1318 |
We don't have to necessarily know situations that might could affect the interpreter. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1982 |
teacher to class |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
Brandstetter |
1195 |
I wonder if they might could adapt it for use in their classes. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
TN (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.4 |
Elicited |
|
DARE |
881 |
People probably might not could tell. |
might not |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
MS (native, WI resident) |
WI (Unknown) |
2003 |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Fennell |
2012 |
We will might do that. |
will |
might |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Unknown) |
SC (Unknown) |
1992 |
Unknown |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
962 |
He’ll be grander than ever now–he’ll no can hold down his head down to sneeze. |
will no |
can |
|
Male |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
|
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
Mashburn |
1253 |
He may will see you today. |
may |
will |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
GA (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
COCA |
1055 |
Might could be. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Story |
2004 |
friend to friend |
Written |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1075 |
" Might could be out' er, " she said. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Story |
1995 |
woman to man |
Written |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
913 |
He might could have to go.
|
might |
could |
have to |
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
England |
996 |
I ewsed to couldn’t reād a line e’ th’ book.
|
used to |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Lincolnshire) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
DiPaolo |
1379 |
We can do without all the oil from Iran, but we might not can do without all the stuff from Japan. |
might not |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1979 |
friend to friend |
Spoken |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
1166 |
They might would like to come with us. |
might |
would |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Scotland |
946 |
He’ll no can come. |
will no |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
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 |
|
Scotland |
963 |
I’ll no can bide lang. |
will no |
can |
|
Male |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Perthshire) |
1887 |
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
Mashburn |
1254 |
He may would see you today.
|
may |
would |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
GA (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Scotland |
914 |
He might used to could do it.
|
might |
used to |
could |
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
England |
997 |
I used to could do it as well as any one, one while.
|
used to |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Lincolnshire) |
|
|
|
1.1 |
|
|
DiPaolo |
1380 |
You might can take it to (place). |
might |
can |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1980 |
salesman to customer |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
England |
1167 |
[Q: They wouldn’t break any of your windows or anything?] A: Oh no! They’re double glazed. They wouldn’t could.
|
would |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Newcastle) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
947 |
Will he no can come? |
will no |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
2.0 |
|
|
Green |
883 |
I really got to thinking that I might ought to hear the good Reverend preach.
|
might |
ought to |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
9th grade |
TX (Unknown) |
Unknown |
1967 |
Unknown |
Written |
1.4 |
|
|
Scotland |
964 |
Ye’ll no can work. |
will no |
can |
|
Male |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Fife) |
1894 |
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
Mashburn |
1255 |
He might should see you today.
|
might |
should |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
GA (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
DiPaolo |
1350 |
You know, if you drank a half a drink, you might oughta go home and sleep it off. |
might |
ought to |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1982 |
man to woman (friends) |
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1056 |
Might could be. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Story |
2004 |
unknown |
Written |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
915 |
He might be to go tomorrow.
|
might |
be to |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
Reed |
2082 |
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 |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2275 |
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
Other |
50 to... |
Unknown |
Unknown |
VA |
|
Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2280 |
|
may |
will |
|
Female |
Other |
30 to... |
Unknown |
Unknown |
RI |
|
Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
249 |
I may can help you |
may |
can |
|
Male |
Black |
77 |
4th grade |
MS (Warren Co.) |
MS (Edwards) |
1972 |
male to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
617 |
Used to couldn't raise nothing on that soil. |
used to |
couldn't |
|
Female |
Black |
65 |
8th grade |
TN (Covington) |
TN (Covington) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
711 |
People used to would do that.
|
used to |
would |
|
Male |
Black |
77 |
High school |
MS (Pontotoc) |
MS (Pontotoc) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1902 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
73 |
Common schools |
SC (Newberry) |
SC (Newberry) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
553 |
I might would use it and might wouldn't.
|
might |
wouldn't |
|
Female |
Black |
42 |
High school (Graduate) |
TX (Dallas) |
TX (Dallas) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
649 |
I used to could just eat almost anything.
|
used to |
could |
|
Female |
Black |
72 |
9th grade |
AL (Selma) |
AL (Selma) |
1978 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
331 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
Black |
47 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
GA (Valdosta) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Jamaica |
1216 |
kuda hafi “could must” |
could |
hafi (=have to, must) |
|
Unknown |
Black |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Jamaica (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
LAGS |
680 |
Everything I used to could of.
|
used to |
could |
|
Female |
Black |
85 |
A few years of school |
FL (Jacksonville) |
FL (Jacksonville) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
THAT CLAUSE |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
428 |
I might could farm.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
62 |
None |
GA (Colquitt) |
GA (Blakely) |
1971 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
618 |
I used to couldn't stand something like that.
|
used to |
couldn't |
|
Female |
Black |
63 |
High school |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (San Antonio) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
1471 |
Coach, do you think we might could scrimmage today?
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
12 |
Middle School (Student) |
SC (Columbia) |
SC (Columbia) |
2012 |
player to coach |
Spoken |
2.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
712 |
Well, they used to would refer to that.
|
used to |
would |
|
Male |
Black |
77 |
High school |
MS (Pontotoc) |
MS (Pontotoc) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
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 |
|
LAGS |
332 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
74 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
GA (Ray City) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Jamaica |
1217 |
shuda hafi “should must” |
should |
hafi (=have to, must) |
|
Unknown |
Black |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Jamaica (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
LAGS |
681 |
We used to could use it.
|
used to |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
72 |
6th grade |
FL (Cedar Key) |
FL (Cedar Key) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
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 |
|
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 |
|
LAGS |
587 |
I might would say that. |
might |
would |
|
Female |
Black |
44 |
High school (Graduate) |
TN (Knoxville) |
TN (Knoxville) |
1972 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Jamaica |
1218 |
shuda kyan “should can” |
should |
can |
|
Unknown |
Black |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Jamaica (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
LAGS |
682 |
We used to could.
|
used to |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
72 |
6th grade |
FL (Cedar Key) |
FL (Cedar Key) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
556 |
Might have would have helped me.
|
might |
would |
|
Male |
Black |
58 |
7th grade |
TX (Chicota) |
TX (Chicota) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Hern.&S |
2019 |
You may should wipe the thing. |
may |
should |
|
Male |
Black |
23 |
Unknown |
IL (Chicago) |
IL (Chicago) |
1970s |
Unknown |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1937 |
might would |
might |
would |
|
Female |
Black |
60 |
8 years |
GA (Metter) |
GA (Metter) |
1972 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
588 |
I might would say.
|
might |
would |
|
Male |
Black |
68 |
None |
GA (Milledgeville) |
GA (Sparta) |
1970 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
683 |
I used to could eat a green.
|
used to |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
73 |
2nd grade; illiterate |
AL (Butler County) |
AL (Greenville) |
1976 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
253 |
I may not ought to say it. |
may not |
ought to |
|
Male |
Black |
82 |
7th grade |
MS (Holly Springs) |
MS (Holly Springs) |
1974 |
male to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
621 |
Used to couldn't get it up every morning.
|
used to |
couldn't |
|
Male |
Black |
63 |
College (2 years) |
TX (Houston) |
TX (Houston) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
1092 |
To win a title, you have to have three things: a good system, a one-two punch, and good role players. Miami has all three, so they may can win the championship, unless they play the Spurs |
may |
can |
|
Male |
Black |
40 |
Graduate school (Doctoral degree) |
NJ (Newark) |
Television |
2012 |
man to group |
Spoken |
1.8 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
557 |
I thought you might have would have helped me.
|
might have |
would |
|
Female |
Black |
48 |
8th grade (Some) |
GA (Clayton County) |
GA (Lovejoy) |
1973 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
Hern.&S |
2020 |
He might have couldn't have stopped. |
might have |
couldn't |
|
Unknown |
Black |
c17 |
High school student |
IL (Chicago) |
IL (Chicago) |
1970s |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
589 |
I might would say.
|
might |
would |
|
Female |
Black |
26 |
High school and technical college |
AL (Eufala) |
AL (Eufala) |
1976 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Jamaica |
1219 |
wuda hafi “would must” |
would |
hafi (=have to, must) |
|
Unknown |
Black |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Jamaica (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
LAGS |
254 |
Sometimes they maybe may would. |
may |
would |
|
Female |
Black |
72 |
9th grade (Some) |
AL (Brantley) |
AL (Selma) |
1978 |
female to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
368 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
69 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
LA (Natchitoches) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
622 |
Used to couldn't.
|
used to |
couldn't |
|
Male |
Black |
74 |
Some school; illiterate |
MS (Sherard) |
MS (Sherard) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
96 |
I thought you said we might could get some candy? |
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
son to mother |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
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 |
|
LAGS |
558 |
Might have would help.
|
might |
would |
|
Male |
Black |
72 |
None (Literate) |
GA (rural Dooly County) |
GA (Vienna) |
1977 |
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 |
|
LAMSAS |
1844 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
58 |
7 years |
SC (Charleston) |
SC (Charleston) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
590 |
I might would say.
|
might |
would |
|
Male |
Black |
74 |
7 years of school |
MS (Lorman) |
MS (Lorman) |
1973 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
319 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
47 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
GA (Atlanta) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
433 |
Might could get a few of them cork stoppers.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
64 |
Elementary school |
MS (Oxford) |
MS (Lafayette Springs) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
369 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
Black |
71 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
LA (Pineville) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
559 |
You might would.
|
might |
would |
|
Female |
Black |
44 |
High school equivalent |
AL (Dothan) |
AL (Dothan) |
1976 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
495 |
I might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
75 |
None |
LA (Lake Providence) |
LA (Lake Providence) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
591 |
Might would say.
|
might |
would |
|
Male |
Black |
74 |
7 years of school |
MS (Lorman) |
MS (Lorman) |
1973 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
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 |
560 |
It might would.
|
might |
would |
|
Male |
Black |
84 |
8th grade |
MS (Soso) |
MS (Soso) |
1973 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1063 |
Well, I think it was a 50/50 decision between the both of us, after looking at the long jump competition, knowing that you might could make it, jumping about 22 feet, 22-5, knowing that Miriam (sic)... |
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
49 |
College (Graduate, B.S. degree) |
CA (Los Angeles) |
Television |
2000 |
panelist to host |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
288 |
Might can.
|
might |
can |
|
Female |
Black |
53 |
None |
GA (Spalding Co.) |
GA (Griffin) |
1973 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Hern.&S |
2023 |
I might should do the dishes. |
might |
should |
|
Unknown |
Black |
c17 |
High school student |
IL (Chicago) |
IL (Chicago) |
1970s |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
496 |
I might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
Black |
38 |
College (1 year and some business college) |
LA (Monroe) |
LA (Monroe) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Jamaica |
1221 |
wi hafi “will must” |
will |
hafi (=have to, must) |
|
Unknown |
Black |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Jamaica (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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 |
|