|
COCA |
1099 |
Might could. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Story |
1990 |
man to man |
Written |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
727 |
You would might have ask me.
|
would |
might |
|
Female |
Black |
51 |
College (1 year) |
TN (Nashville) |
TN (Nashville) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
LAMSAS |
1958 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
75 |
High school |
GA (Fort Valley) |
GA (Fort Valley) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1705 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
39 |
Until age 17 |
NC (Tiny Oak) |
NC (Tiny Oak) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
DiPaolo |
1335 |
We might should make up a list of things for the people to check on. |
might |
should |
|
Female |
Unknown |
unknown |
Graduate |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1979 |
woman to group (friends) |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1004 |
We may should take us a little joyride somewheres. |
may |
should |
|
Female |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Novel |
1990 |
Mother to daughter |
Written |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
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 |
|
COCA |
1049 |
One brick-okay, you might could see how one brick might have had a crack in it or something, but for a whole round section of the wall to let go... |
might |
could |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Story |
2006 |
man to man |
Written |
1.4 |
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 |
|
LAGS |
317 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
71 |
10th grade |
GA (Walton Co.) |
GA (Monroe) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1799 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
41 |
2 years |
NC (Tobaccoville) |
NC (Tobaccoville) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
COCA |
1067 |
He thought, I have done pretty good in my life, and if I keep on I might could be a true success. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Story |
1998 |
interior monologue |
Written |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
663 |
Used to could.
|
used to |
could |
|
Female |
White |
70 |
College (Graduate, B.S. degree) |
AL (Stockton) |
AL (Stockton) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1514 |
maybe could |
maybe |
could |
|
Male |
White |
52 |
Until age 17 |
PA (Estella) |
PA (Estella) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Park |
900 |
I used to could |
used to |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
TX (Unknown) |
|
1940 |
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
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 |
|
LAMSAS |
1894 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
75 |
Illiterate |
SC (Armenia) |
SC (Armenia) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1641 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
67 |
VA (Until age) |
VA (Throck) |
VA (Throck) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
England |
981 |
I doubt I’ll not can get. |
will not |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Durham) |
|
|
|
1.4 |
|
|
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 |
|
Cunningham |
1272 |
He might be can do that. |
might be |
can |
|
Unknown |
Black |
|
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
SC (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
LAMSAS |
1735 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
68 |
Until age 16 |
NC (Turkey) |
NC (Turkey) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1990 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
85 |
College (Some) |
FL (Jacksonville) |
FL (Jacksonville) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
DiPaolo |
1367 |
We might oughta leave us on a little night light in here. |
might |
ought to |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
|
man to group (family) |
Spoken |
1.0 |
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 |
|
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 |
|
Scotland |
1152 |
He maybe no could do it. |
maybe no |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
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 |
|
Montgomery |
2007 |
I'll tell you someone who might could help you. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
55 |
College (Some) |
TN (Jefferson County) |
TN (Knoxville) |
1994 |
Friend |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1584 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
73 |
A few days for a few years |
VA (Rectory, Aquia Dist.) |
VA (Rectory, Aquia Dist.) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1831 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
60 |
A little |
SC (Hemingway) |
SC (Hemingway) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
COCA |
1082 |
You go on down to the next house down. Yella house sits back from the road. Real old man, he sits in the yard. He might could tell you. He's ninety-eight. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Story |
1993 |
woman to man |
Written |
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 |
|
LAMSAS |
1546 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
85 |
Until age 16 |
MD (Battle Swamp) |
MD (Battle Swamp) |
1939 |
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 |
|
Scotland |
932 |
Will he can do it? |
will |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
2.0 |
|
|
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 |
|
LAMSAS |
1926 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
57 |
Business college |
GA (St. Simons Island) |
GA (St. Simons Island) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Boertien |
2095 |
That I might could have done that yesterday surprised me. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
30 |
College Student |
TX (Beaumont) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
LAMSAS |
1673 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
79 |
Reads little; can't write |
VA (Floyd P.O.) |
VA (Floyd P.O.) |
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 |
|
COCA |
1040 |
Allie knew enough students and wanted to meet someone a little older and more mature. Someone totally different. That's what Allie was looking forward to: meeting guys who didn't say things... |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Novel |
2011 |
omniscient narrator |
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
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 |
|
DiPaolo |
1305 |
You might check the copy room [Xerox room]. It might could've ended up in there. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Unknown) |
TX (Austin) |
1981 |
worker to client |
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 |
|
LAGS |
285 |
Might can.
|
might |
can |
|
Female |
White |
55 |
College |
GA (Newnan) |
GA (Newnan) |
1976 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1767 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
77 |
Illiterate |
NC (Oxford P.O.) |
NC (Oxford P.O.) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
DiPaolo |
1432 |
So she might've could driven that truck of yours. |
might've |
could |
|
Male |
White |
11 |
Elementary School |
TX (Lamesa) |
TX (Lamesa) |
1980 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
DiPaolo |
1397 |
This might better go in here. |
might |
better |
|
Female |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1980 |
woman to woman |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DARE |
868 |
They might could tell you where you could buy some whiskey. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
TX (Unknown) |
TX (Unknown) |
1967 |
interviewee to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
135 |
I kinda wanted to go to Sears, if you have a few minutes and might wouldn't mind driving me. |
might |
wouldn't |
|
Female |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
woman to daughter-in-law |
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
379 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
17 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (San Antonio) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Brandstetter |
1184 |
Yeah, I think she might would like those. |
might |
would |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
TN (Unknown) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
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 |
2040 |
If that comes in a can, I might could do it. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
55 |
College (Graduate) |
TN (Farragut) |
TN (Seymour) |
2012 |
woman to family |
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1610 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Female |
White |
107 |
No education |
VA (Messick) |
Messick VA |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1864 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
70 |
Sunday school |
SC (Hartsville) |
SC (Hartsville) |
1937 |
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 |
|
|
|
Labov |
1242 |
Can you get your civil rights without getting your head busted? You might will in the long run. |
might |
will |
|
Unknown |
Black |
27 |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
NY (New York City) |
|
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
COCA |
1024 |
I figure if we make one more good crop out of this gumbo clay, we might ought to be thinking of moving on. |
might |
ought to |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Story |
2002 |
man to woman |
Written |
1.2 |
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 |
|
LAMSAS |
1959 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
55 |
8 years |
GA (Fort Hawkins) |
GA (Fort Hawkins) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Boertien |
2129 |
might not ought |
might not |
ought |
|
Female |
White |
32 |
College Student |
TX (Matagorda City) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
LAMSAS |
1706 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
77 |
None |
NC (Beaver Dam) |
NC (Beaver Dam) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
DiPaolo |
1336 |
This thing here I might should turn over to Ann. |
might |
should |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1975 |
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
LAGS |
318 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
78 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
GA (Lithonia) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1800 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
74+ |
Illiterate |
NC (New Hope P.O.) |
NC (New Hope P.O.) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Butters |
1208 |
The AIDS-infected child may could be allowed to visit the school for a short time during a controlled classroom activity. |
may |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Unknown) |
|
|
Written |
1.0 |
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 |
|
LAMSAS |
1515 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
72 |
Until age 20 |
PA (Huntersville( |
PA (Huntersville) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Park |
901 |
It might would. |
might |
would |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
TX (Unknown) |
|
1940 |
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
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 |
|
LAMSAS |
1895 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
75 |
7-8 years |
SC (Chester) |
SC (Chester) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1642 |
may can |
may |
can |
|
Female |
White |
67 |
Until age 12 |
VA (Throck) |
VA (Throck) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
England |
982 |
I’ll can gang to-day. |
will |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Cumberland) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAGS |
506 |
I might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
Black |
63 |
High school |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (San Antonio) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Cunningham |
1273 |
He must have fuh do əm. |
must |
have fuh (=have to) |
|
Unknown |
Black |
|
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
SC (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Feagin |
760 |
She might could give ... |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
26 |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
early 1970s |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
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 |
|
LAMSAS |
1736 |
might can |
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
68 |
Until age 16 |
NC (Turkey) |
NC (Turkey) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1991 |
may can |
may |
can |
|
Male |
White |
85 |
College (Some) |
FL (Jacksonville) |
FL (Jacksonville) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Reed |
1400 |
That might would be a good idea.
|
might |
would |
|
Female |
White |
30 |
Graduate school (Doctoral degree) |
TN (Seymour) |
SC (Columbia) |
2012 |
wife to husband |
Spoken |
1.0 |
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 |
|
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 |
|
LAGS |
348 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
34 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
FL (Barbineau Park) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
1153 |
You have to can drive a car to get that job. |
have to |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|