|
LAGS |
336 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
19 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
FL (Fort Meade) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
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 |
|
Scotland |
915 |
He might be to go tomorrow.
|
might |
be to |
|
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 |
|
England |
982 |
I’ll can gang to-day. |
will |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Cumberland) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Cunningham |
1273 |
He must have fuh do əm. |
must |
have fuh (=have to) |
|
Unknown |
Black |
|
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
SC (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Feagin |
774 |
Might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
70 |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
early 1970s |
|
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Elsman |
851 |
I think probably the only thing we may would have would be napkins. |
may |
would |
|
Female |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
2007 |
|
Spoken |
1.6 |
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 |
|
|
LAGS |
368 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
69 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
LA (Natchitoches) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
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 |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2251 |
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
50 to... |
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC |
|
Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Jamaica |
1226 |
wi mos hafi “will must must” |
will |
must |
hafi (=have to, must) |
Unknown |
Black |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Jamaica (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Scotland |
947 |
Will he no can come? |
will no |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
2.0 |
|
|
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 |
|
England |
2056 |
They shall ... mowe be ... emendyng to devout prayers ... in Goddis house, where prayers be most exaudible. |
shall |
mowe |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England |
c1443 |
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
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 |
|
COCA |
1042 |
We report you to child support recovery -- he might could find you. If that's gon na be a problem, let us know. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Article in Journal |
2010 |
worker to client |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
806 |
Didn’t you tell me you useta could see, once in a while, a Indian go through the mountain? |
used to |
could |
|
Female |
White |
77 |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
1972 |
|
Spoken |
2.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1398 |
I might better hurry |
might |
better |
|
Female |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Tyler) |
TX (Austin) |
1980 |
sister to sister |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Brandstetter |
1185 |
It may shouldn’t be like that in that particular context. |
may |
should |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
TN (Unknown) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
38 |
I might could have done so much better. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
30s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
female to female |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2283 |
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
60 to... |
Unknown |
Unknown |
GA |
|
Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
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 |
|
Feagin |
742 |
I mighta could, but I’m doing pretty well.
|
might have |
could |
|
Female |
White |
78 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
early 1970s |
acquaintance |
Spoken |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
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 |
|
Mishoe |
128 |
Look in that TV guide and see if they might will be running a race on Sunday. |
might |
will |
|
Male |
White |
80s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
father to daughter |
Spoken |
3.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
Coleman |
1130 |
Mrs. Jones might’ve could told you. |
might have |
could |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Coleman |
1131 |
Mrs. Jones might’ve could’a told you. |
might've |
could |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
LAGS |
337 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
65 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TN (Forbus) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1068 |
"We might could start being famous, Fike, " Eldon said. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Story |
1998 |
man to man |
Written |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
916 |
You’ll have to can do it.
|
will |
have to |
can |
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Skipper |
179 |
It may would have driven me out. |
may |
would |
|
Female |
White |
19 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
England |
983 |
I can’t walk five mile I’ t’hahr nah, but ah used to could! |
used to |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (West Yorkshire) |
1892 |
|
|
1.1 |
|
|
Cunningham |
1274 |
He must have fa see something.
|
must |
have fuh (have to) |
|
Unknown |
Black |
|
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
SC (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Feagin |
775 |
She might could do that.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
70 |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Gadsden) |
early 1970s |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Elsman |
852 |
I mighta coulda done that. |
might have |
could |
|
Female |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
2007 |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
1154 |
He’s gonna can pass his driving test next week. |
be going to |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAGS |
369 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
Black |
71 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
LA (Pineville) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
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 |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2252 |
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
40 to... |
Unknown |
Unknown |
MI |
|
Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
948 |
He’ll can do it, will he no? |
will |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
England |
2057 |
After the discrecyon of myne Executors as þe shal mow seme most ... expedient (OED).
|
shal |
mowe |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England |
1449 |
|
Written |
1.3 |
|
|
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 |
|
COCA |
1043 |
Away from the house and the boys, they could talk about the larger issues in their life together, the needs of someone in their extended families, or the help they might could give the proud man who... |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Novel |
2008 |
omniscient narrator |
Written |
1.6 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
2018 |
I can’t do those things like I useta could. |
used to |
could |
|
Female |
White |
30s |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
early 1970s |
|
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1861 |
You might better look and see if you can find it |
might |
better |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1980 |
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Foxfire |
884 |
Let me see one more time. I might can do it.
|
might |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
GA (northeast) |
|
1970 |
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
Brandstetter |
1186 |
You might not should do that. |
might not |
should |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
TN (Unknown) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1100 |
Things ain't real hot right now. Rex, there though, (nodding toward a half-naked man burrowed under an 83 Buick) is about to relocate in about a week to San Angelo. I might could use a man when... |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Film |
1990 |
man to man |
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
743 |
You could check on down the mall. You might could find it.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
early 1970s |
stranger |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1337 |
You might should call me, because I officiate basketball. |
might |
should |
|
Male |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Henderson) |
TX (Austin, on phone) |
1979 |
man to woman |
Spoken |
1.3 |
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 |
|
DiPaolo |
1338 |
Do you all have a light fixture that might would fit into (this thing)? |
might |
would |
|
Female |
White |
20s |
Unknown |
TX (Henderson) |
TX (Henderson) |
1979 |
woman to clerk |
Spoken |
2.6 |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1050 |
Could be, this here City Man, once he finishes gettin " his folks" out, might could go on back, fetch Lottie and her kids...? |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Story |
2006 |
narrator |
Written |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
338 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
91 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TN (Shelbyville) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Jamaica |
1209 |
A [=I] should can find some. |
should |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Caribbean (Jamaica) |
Jamaica (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Scotland |
917 |
He might can do it, if he tried. |
might |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.3 |
|
|
Skipper |
180 |
I might could work both shifts, just not that one on Saturday. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1419 |
You might can see the pipes of the heater. |
might |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
UT (Salt Lake City) |
1984 |
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
England |
984 |
Aw used to could a done it. |
used to |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Chester) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Feagin |
776 |
If ... we might could abbreviate it. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
|
Unknown |
VA (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
early 1970s |
|
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1368 |
You better go slow, or I might not can follow you. |
might not |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Rosenberg) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
Elsman |
853 |
... anything that looks like we might need it, we might better put aside ...
|
might |
better |
|
Female |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
2007 |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
1155 |
Do they need to can do it? |
need to |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
|
|
|
2.0 |
|
|
LAGS |
370 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
48 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
LA (Ville Platte) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
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 |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2253 |
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
70 to... |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TN |
|
Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1083 |
" Well, " he replied cautiously, " What if they are? I suppose I might could perhaps have seen one of them before. " |
might |
could |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Story |
1993 |
man to man |
Written |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
949 |
He’ll can do it, can he no? |
will |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
|
|
England |
2058 |
Lete me have knowlache of ʒour mynde ... whan ʒe shall moun be in this cuntre.
|
shall |
moun |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England |
1481 |
|
Written |
3.0 |
|
|
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 |
|
COCA |
1044 |
If nothing else, he thought, there was someone in the deeds office that he might could get to lose the papers and snarl up the transaction with red tape for a few weeks. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
Fictional Novel |
2008 |
narrator |
Written |
1.6 |
|
|
DiPaolo |
1308 |
They might could; I'm not sure. But they might could. My father (would could) tell you some stories |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Unknown) |
TX (Austin) |
|
woman to woman |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
958 |
I useta could. |
used to |
could |
|
Female |
White |
60s |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
early 1970s |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1399 |
A: Do you know the roads out of here? B: No. A: We may better get a map. |
may |
better |
|
Female |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
On airplane to Austin TX |
|
woman to woman |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Maxfield |
885 |
I don’t think I will can go. |
will |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
PN (southwestern) |
|
1931 |
|
|
1.4 |
|
|
Brandstetter |
1187 |
I might even could do a poster as early as this spring. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
TN (Unknown) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Montgomery |
2002 |
It might would be on the receipt. |
might |
would |
|
Male |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Columbia) |
1993 |
Stranger to stranger. |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Labov |
1243 |
Well, you must can’t fuck good, then. |
must |
can |
|
Unknown |
Black |
26 |
Unknown |
NJ (Unknown) |
NY (New York City) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1339 |
It might would be best [(long pause) if he drove the car into town for you]. |
might |
would |
|
Female |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1979 |
woman to woman (on phone) |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
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 |
|
Coleman |
1132 |
He might’ve should’a gone anyway. |
might have |
should |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
LAGS |
339 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
34 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TN (Crossroads) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1069 |
... But you don't ever know what might could happen. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Novel |
1998 |
unknown |
Written |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
918 |
He might could do it, if he tried. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.3 |
|
|
Skipper |
181 |
So that might would work, don’t you think? Something like that? |
might |
would |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
England |
985 |
Did you, when you used to could work? |
used to |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Lincolnshire) |
|
|
|
2.3 |
|
|
Feagin |
777 |
Some of them might could have. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
30s |
Unknown |
GA (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
early 1970s |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Elsman |
854 |
We might could even stuff the catalogs in the bags?
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
2007 |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
1156 |
Will they need to can drive a lorry to get that job? |
will |
need to |
can |
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
|
|
|
2.0 |
|
|
LAGS |
371 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
70 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Wiergate) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
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 |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2254 |
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
70 to... |
Unknown |
Unknown |
GA |
|
Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Butters |
1228 |
I might should come over there. |
might |
should |
|
Female |
Unknown |
45 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Durhamj) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
950 |
He used to could do it, didn’t he? |
used to |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
England |
2059 |
As longe that I shall maye bere armes (OED).
|
shall |
maye |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England |
c1489 |
|
Written |
|
|
|
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 |
|
Scotland |
1106 |
I think we will can pay the Rent this year at any time. |
will |
can |
|
Male |
White |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
Scotlnd (Unknown) |
1819 |
|
|
1.4 |
|
|
Feagin |
807 |
I useta could hear him playin’ the organ. |
used to |
could |
|
Female |
White |
85 |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Tuscaloosa) |
early 1970s |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |