|
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 |
|
DiPaolo |
1362 |
That's why you might oughta give me a ring--if something comes up and I don't think about it. |
might |
ought to |
|
Female |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin, on phone) |
1979 |
woman to woman |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
324 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
71 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
GA (Lollie) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
1147 |
Will he can help us the morn? |
will |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
|
|
|
2.0 |
|
|
COCA |
1080 |
Yeah, but I- I sort of kind of like living that high, because if you live low down, somebody might could shoot in your house or something, but when you're up high, it probably can't happen... |
might |
could |
|
Female |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Television |
1993 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
927 |
He used to could do it when he was younger.
|
used to |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.3 |
|
|
Mishoe |
6 |
Did I put enough money in the meter? You might should go check.
|
might |
should |
|
Male |
White |
30s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
man to man at lunch |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
England |
2061 |
þou ... shalt mowen retourne hool & sounde.
|
shalt |
mowen |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England |
1374 |
|
Written |
|
|
|
COCA |
1033 |
Now we have to sleep in our uniforms and things like that and you're limited to the base to where we used to could go downtown shopping and things like that. |
used to |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Television |
1991 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
786 |
And I thought I might better tell you. |
might |
better |
|
Female |
White |
60s |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
early 1970s |
|
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
102 |
You may should go to the dentist if it's really bothering you a lot. |
may |
should |
|
Male |
White |
50s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Asheboro) |
c1990 |
husband to wife |
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
354 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
65 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
MS (Wicker) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1392 |
I may not can read it as well as it is written. |
may not |
can |
|
Female |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Henderson,) |
|
woman to group |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Elsman |
863 |
I might could handle it better now |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
2007 |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
England |
1179 |
[A: Could you do with any plants?] B: No, not really. I might could do with one or two spaces filled. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Newcastle) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Montgomery |
196 |
Things are going to be interesting next year. You might not can go to Poland. |
might not |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2277 |
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
60 to... |
Unknown |
Unknown |
VA |
|
Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2278 |
|
might |
can |
|
Female |
White |
50 to... |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC |
|
Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Labov |
1239 |
I might can’t get no more fines, neither. |
might |
can't |
|
Unknown |
Black |
12 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
NY (New York City) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1331 |
I might not could stay the whole time. |
might not |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
127 |
They'll be running out real soon. So if y'all want some, you might should ought to run right on down there. |
might |
should |
ought to |
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
disc jockey to on-air audience |
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
387 |
You might could buy you…
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
Black |
84 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
GA (Cornelia) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1065 |
" I might could be subject to get [a] call of nature, " Gary Lee Stringer said from his cot. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Story |
1998 |
man to man |
Written |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Hogrefe |
896 |
I may could. |
may |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
LA (northern) |
|
1934 |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
|
|
Scotland |
2028 |
A'll noa can gawn dhu-moarn (I won't be able to go to-morrow). |
will no |
can |
|
|
White |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland |
Scotland |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
England |
977 |
He wouldn’t could go. |
would |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Durham) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Visser |
1268 |
Who this booke shall wylle lerne May well enterprise. |
shall |
will |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
England (Unknown) |
England (Unknown) |
1481 |
|
Written |
1.4 |
|
|
Feagin |
755 |
You might could get it.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
60s |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1363 |
Jeanie's house is the fartherest from K-Bob. Do you think they might oughta meet us there? |
might |
ought to |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin, on phone) |
1979 |
friend to friend |
Spoken |
2.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
325 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
61 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
GA (Statesboro) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
1148 |
They maybe could be working in the shop. |
maybe |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Jamaica |
1223 |
mos(a) hafi “must must” |
must |
hafi (=have to, must) |
|
Unknown |
Black |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Jamaica (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Scotland |
928 |
I want to can do that. |
want to |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Mishoe |
7 |
Can you fix this? I might can.
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
father to son |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
England |
2051 |
Thou schalt mowe senden hire a lettre.
|
schalt |
mowe |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England |
1390 |
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
COCA |
1034 |
She used to could kill a horse with a fist between the eyes, but this week it's been migraines and fainting spells.
|
used to |
could |
|
Female |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Story |
1991 |
woman to man |
Written |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
787 |
You might better. |
might |
better |
|
Female |
White |
26 |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
early 1970s |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
103 |
I wonder if they may could fix it. |
may |
should |
|
Male |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
customer to clerk |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
355 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
52 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
MS (Pulaski) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1393 |
If we had known, we may still could have done it. |
may |
could |
|
Male |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
Elsman |
864 |
We thought we might could just put them ...
|
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
2007 |
|
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
England |
1180 |
I’ll tell you who they could be. They might could be Luke Skywalker and Han Solo. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Newcastle) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Montgomery |
198 |
Sorry we don't carry them anymore, but you know, you may might can get one right over there at Wicks. |
might |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2279 |
|
might |
would |
|
Female |
Black |
60 to... |
Unknown |
Unknown |
MA |
|
Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Labov |
1240 |
In deep water. I might can get hurt. |
might |
can |
|
Unknown |
Black |
14 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
NY (New York City) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1019 |
So Kayes said " You might should have told me that, months ago. |
might |
should |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Story |
1991 |
man to man |
Written |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1332 |
He might not couldn't refuse. |
might not |
couldn't |
|
Male |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Unknown) |
TX (Austin) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Coleman |
1127 |
I may ought to have been doing my homework. |
may |
ought to |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
LAGS |
388 |
You might could call it a shock.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
73 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
AL (Troy) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Price |
1206 |
I may not can keep that up. |
may not |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
Hogrefe |
897 |
I might could do that. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
LA (northern) |
|
1934 |
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Scotland |
2029 |
Ivray wain in thu toon ull can say thawt (Every child in the village will be able to say that). |
will |
can |
|
|
White |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland |
Scotland |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Montgomery |
230 |
You might could find that next door. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
Black |
30s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
England |
978 |
Will he can go? |
will |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Durham) |
|
|
|
2.0 |
|
|
Cunningham |
1269 |
They may would do that for you. |
may |
would |
|
Unknown |
Black |
|
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
SC (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Feagin |
756 |
She might could be a big help to you. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
60s |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
Early 1970s |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1364 |
I might oughta look into that. |
might |
ought to |
|
Male |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1981 |
man to woman |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
326 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
Black |
45 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
GA (Savannah) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
1149 |
You might would like to come with us. |
might |
would |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Skipper |
166 |
Slate uptown might could fix it, too. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
21 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Jamaica |
1224 |
mos(a) kyan “may/might must” |
must |
can |
|
Unknown |
Black |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Jamaica (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Scotland |
929 |
I'd like to could do that. |
would |
like to |
could |
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Mishoe |
8 |
If you go sign up right now, you might can still get in the class.
|
might |
can |
|
Female |
White |
20s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
student to student |
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
England |
2052 |
Thou schalt mowe senden hire a lettre.
|
schalt |
mowe |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England |
c1390 |
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
DiPaolo |
1302 |
Driver: "Officer, can you tell me where I can get some water for my car?" Security Officer: "Well, you might could get some in this H.E.B. ma'am. But I'm not sure they have... |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
50s |
Unknown |
TX (Unknown) |
TX (Austin) |
1981 |
man to woman |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
788 |
You might better shake it up. |
might |
better |
|
Female |
White |
30 |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Selma) |
early 1970s |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
104 |
I don't know. I'm never sure about things like this. I just wonder if they might could. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
50s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
customer to clerk |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
356 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
77 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
MS (Edwards) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1394 |
I can't charge it at [store name], but I may could at [store name]. |
may |
could |
|
Female |
White |
70s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Unknown) |
1979 |
unknown |
Spoken |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
Elsman |
865 |
... 'cause he might would have a chance. |
might |
would |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
2007 |
|
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
England |
1181 |
[A: He doesn’t think people ought to smoke.] B: Well, they shouldn’t ought to, should they?
|
should |
ought to |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Newcastle) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2280 |
|
may |
will |
|
Female |
Other |
30 to... |
Unknown |
Unknown |
RI |
|
Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1097 |
He might could be in a coma. Might be weeks and months. Might be years. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Story |
1991 |
man to group |
Written |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1021 |
A sailor went by on his way up the ladder of the forecastle, and said to me, "You might ought to go below." |
might |
ought to |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Novel |
2009 |
man to man |
Written |
1.q |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
41 |
When I came in, I thought I might woulda had some kind of chance, but I was wrong. |
might |
would |
|
Female |
White |
30s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
woman to unknown |
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
Coleman |
1128 |
I may can plow the bottom if it doesn’t rain anymore. |
may |
can |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.3 |
Elicited |
|
Mishoe |
125 |
We might will have some time to eat something before we have to go. |
might |
will |
|
Female |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
daughter to mother |
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
389 |
You might could call them.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
50 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
MS (Lorman) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1066 |
He would be deputy to Marice's uncle until the sheriff died or retired, and then it might could be he would win his own election to sheriff. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Story |
1998 |
narrator |
Written |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
Park |
898 |
I might can. |
might |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
TX (Unknown) |
|
1940 |
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Montgomery |
231 |
They might could have some over there. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
Black |
30s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
England |
979 |
They’ll not can get any food. |
will no |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Durham) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Cunningham |
1270 |
I probably may will go there tomorrow. |
may |
will |
|
Unknown |
Black |
|
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
SC (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
DiPaolo |
1365 |
I might ought to go get us something to drink. |
might |
ought to |
|
Female |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
|
woman to woman |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
327 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
84 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
GA (Surrency) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
1150 |
You might should claim your expenses. |
might |
should |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Skipper |
167 |
She might should have gotten it. |
might |
should |
|
Male |
White |
21 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1081 |
" Just out? " he half mimicked. " Out where? You think you might could tell me? " |
might |
could |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Story |
1993 |
man to woman |
Written |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
930 |
He's bound to could do that. |
bound to |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Mishoe |
9 |
Could you drive back come Christmas? Might can.
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
brother to sister |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
England |
2053 |
... tanne i schal mow truliche sey ... the wordes þat be writen in holi writ.
|
schal |
mow |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England |
c1400 |
|
Written |
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
DiPaolo |
1303 |
We might could do some. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Unknown) |
TX (Austin) |
1981 |
woman on phone |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
105 |
I can live with it. Some people may couldn't, but I can live with it. |
may |
couldn't |
|
Male |
White |
50s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
stranger to stranger |
Spoken |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
357 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
78 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
MS (Raymond) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Elsman |
866 |
What we might can do is as we work with our contractors on developing them ... |
might |
can |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
2007 |
|
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
Brandstetter |
1182 |
The participants are asked to choose two of the ideas that they might could adapt for use in their classes.
|
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
TN (Unknown) |
TN (Unknown) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.6 |
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2281 |
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
20 to... |
Unknown |
Unknown |
AZ |
|
Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Labov |
1241 |
Even in the streets, people useta would ask us to sing. |
used to |
would |
|
Unknown |
Black |
37 |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
|
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
42 |
If we could might get a piece of a car, things would be better. |
could |
might |
|
Female |
White |
50s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
aunt to niece |
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1334 |
I might should take a Thursday off sometime. |
might |
should |
|
Female |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1979 |
woman to woman |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |