|
Scotland |
953 |
He’d like to can swim, wouldn’t he? |
would |
like to |
can |
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
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 |
|
Payne |
890 |
Go to see Mr. Smith. He might can tell you. |
might |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
AL (eastern) |
1909 |
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Mashburn |
1262 |
She might could have been being seen by someone else.
|
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
GA (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
DiPaolo |
1357 |
I might oughta go back and get that suit. Those pants look(ed) cute on me. |
might |
ought to |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Lubbock) |
1979 |
friend to friend |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
922 |
He should could do it. |
should |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Scotland |
1105 |
I might will can go tomorrow. |
might |
will |
can |
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
Scotland (Unknown) |
1994 |
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Elsman |
858 |
We may could do a conference call. |
may |
could |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
2007 |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
England |
1174 |
[Q: What’s it been like?] A: Terrible. I haven’t could sleep.
|
have |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Newcastle) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
954 |
I dinae think he’ll dae it, but I suppose he might could. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.8 |
|
|
Taylor |
891 |
I mought ’a’ could if I’d ’a’ wanted to. |
mought have |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
MO (southwestern) |
1923 |
|
|
1.3 |
|
|
Skipper |
150 |
… and I was wondering if I might could come and talk to you later in the week. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
20s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.4 |
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 |
|
Scotland |
972 |
Yince an A’d wun there, A thocht, A micht mebbies cood geet a hurl the lenth o Hawick.
|
might |
mebbies (=maybe) |
could |
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Roxburghshire) |
1925 |
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
Mashburn |
1263 |
He might used to could run the marathon.
|
might |
used to |
could |
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
GA (Unknown) |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
|
1.0 |
|
|
DiPaolo |
1358 |
You might oughta take them some letters to the post office. |
might |
ought to |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1979 |
friend to friend |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Jamaica |
1220 |
wi mos “will must” |
will |
must |
|
Unknown |
Black |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Jamaica (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Scotland |
923 |
He'll can do it. |
will |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
DiPaolo |
1388 |
[Woman's name], you may can do this stroke, too. |
may |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1978 |
teacher to student |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Elsman |
859 |
There's two possible things that we might would need. |
might |
would |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
2007 |
|
Spoken |
1.6 |
Naturalistic |
|
England |
1175 |
You might can see underneath. |
might |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Newcastle) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Harris |
1237 |
'Scuse me for buttin’ in ... You want postcards of blues musicians, you may could get ’em at that ... There’s that tourist place the corner of Beale there. |
may |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
TN (Memphis) |
|
[Elderly Caucasian Southern man, gratuitously, to a mother and her son (apparently northerners) outside the Peabody Hotel in Memphis. |
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
955 |
I cannae dae it the now, but I would could next week. |
would |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.1 |
|
|
DiPaolo |
1326 |
I might could sublegally get it for you. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Corpus Christi) |
TX (Austin) |
1979 |
friend to friend |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Coleman |
1123 |
She might should be taking some pills for her cold. |
might |
should |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
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 |
|
|
MISC |
892 |
[I] think if I could get in there and people would work with me, we might could get something going. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
GA (Mayorsville) |
|
1972 |
|
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
973 |
He wouldna could dae’t, |
would |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Argyll) |
1929 |
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
R&W |
1264 |
I might could ketch a possum tonight, over on East Mountain.
|
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
AR (Unknown) |
|
|
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
DiPaolo |
1359 |
You might ought to give him a call. |
might |
ought to |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1975 |
person to group |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
1144 |
He’ll can help us the morn. |
will |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Jamaica |
1221 |
wi hafi “will must” |
will |
hafi (=have to, must) |
|
Unknown |
Black |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Jamaica (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Scotland |
924 |
He’ll maybe come the morn |
will |
maybe |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Elsman |
860 |
We might could just kinda look and see.
|
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
2007 |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
England |
1176 |
I mightn’t can use this thumb properly, if it heals like this. |
might |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Newcastle) |
|
|
|
1.3 |
|
|
Scotland |
956 |
He cannae dae it these days, but he used to could. |
used to |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.1 |
|
|
Johnson |
893 |
I used to could speak that jargon better than I could English and we had a i-dea that was to be the standard language here in Oregon.
|
used to |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
OR (Unknown) |
1909 |
|
|
1.1 |
|
|
Hern.&S |
2025 |
He must can sing. |
must |
can |
|
Unknown |
Black |
c17 |
High school student |
IL (Chicago) |
IL (Chicago) |
1970s |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1416 |
I don't think I have any grants you might could apply for. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1979 |
unknown |
Spoken |
1.6 |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
974 |
An dan, wi baid een staandin wide, Sae noucht could can ta pass me.
|
could |
can to |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Shetland) |
|
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
R&W |
1265 |
I might could dry them dishes for ye. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
MO (Unknown) |
MO (Unknown) |
|
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
Scotland |
1145 |
They might could be working in the shop. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Scotland |
925 |
He’ll might can come the morn. |
will |
might |
can |
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Elsman |
861 |
Do you think he might can work in your department? |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
2007 |
|
Spoken |
2.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
England |
1177 |
[Q: Can you tell me the lengths and prices of the pieces of leather again?] A: You’ll not can remember them. They’re all different lengths and prices.
|
will not |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Newcastle) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Labov |
1238 |
If you can find that canceled check, I may can go out there and get it. |
may |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
FL (Unknown) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1015 |
I think of telling him that, but don't because he might not can take it |
might not |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Story |
1990 |
unknown |
Written |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1328 |
I might just couldn't see it. |
might |
couldn't |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Coleman |
1124 |
I might ought to have been working this morning instead of reading. |
might |
ought to |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Coleman |
1125 |
I might could have been studying instead of fooling around had I known you were coming. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.3 |
Elicited |
|
Carmer |
894 |
[I] wisht I might could go, too. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
|
1934 |
|
Written |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
Hern.&S |
2026 |
He should can go. |
should |
can |
|
Unknown |
Black |
|
Unknown |
IL (Chicago) |
IL (Chicago) |
1970s |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Scotland |
975 |
I didn’t use tae could tak them at aa. |
did |
used to |
could |
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Argyll) |
1931 |
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
DiPaolo |
1361 |
Those seeds, you might oughta put them in the garbage. |
might |
ought to |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1979 |
friend to friend |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
1146 |
She might can get away early. |
might |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Jamaica |
1222 |
mos(a) fi “must ought to” |
must |
fe (=for, ought to) |
|
Unknown |
Black |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Jamaica (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Scotland |
926 |
He’ll should can come the morn. |
will |
should |
can |
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
DiPaolo |
1391 |
It may can be moved. |
may |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Graduate |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1976 |
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Elsman |
862 |
You might can use it ... |
might |
can |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
2007 |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
England |
1178 |
[A: I’m sorry Geoffrey won’t be able to come tonight because he’s going to the pictures.] B: Alright, he’ll can get a try on Tuesday. |
will |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Newcastle) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1329 |
You might could have caught it. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Unknown) |
TX (Austin) |
1980 |
teacher to class |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Coleman |
1126 |
He may should have been getting ready. |
may |
should |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Butters |
1205 |
What It Might Can Do ... The Rural Development Act of 1972 |
might |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
GA (Unknown) |
|
|
Written |
|
|
|
Ryland |
895 |
I might could fix it for you. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
VA (Richland County) |
1976 |
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
DiPaolo |
1417 |
I may not can get into this parking place. |
may not |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TN (Memphis) |
1980 |
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
976 |
“Aha!”, think A, “it’ll no hev cood gar ends meet this bittie back, nih, A’se warran!”
|
will no |
have |
could |
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Argyll) |
1925 |
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
Scotland |
1147 |
Will he can help us the morn? |
will |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
|
|
|
2.0 |
|
|
Scotland |
927 |
He used to could do it when he was younger.
|
used to |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.3 |
|
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
Boertien |
2084 |
They might all oughta do that. |
might |
ought to |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
LAMSAS |
1661 |
may can |
may |
can |
|
Male |
Black |
80 |
None |
VA (Batesville) |
VA (Batesville) |
1933 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mishoe |
59 |
This might could be the best move we ever made. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
husband to wife |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1048 |
The tendency would be, I think, to water things down to such an extent that you're not doing all that you might could do within the confines of the First Amendment. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
40s |
Graduate school (Law degree) |
MS (Tupelo) |
Television |
2006 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.6 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
565 |
Might would call it.
|
might |
would |
|
Male |
White |
84 |
4th grade |
LA (Livingston) |
LA (Livingston) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1002 |
You may can go to these schools, but these kids will look at you and say, "Bryant Gumbel, he's a square." |
may |
can |
|
Male |
Black |
26 |
High School |
CA (San Francisco) |
Television |
1991 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2214 |
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
AL |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
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 |
|
LAMSAS |
1510 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
74 |
Very little; until age 21 |
PA (Orangeville) |
PA (Orangeville) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
407 |
I might could do it.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
18 |
High school student with plans for college |
LA (New Orleans) |
LA (New Orleans) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1602 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
67 |
3rd grade |
VA (Guinea neighborhood) |
VA (Guinea neighborhood) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1851 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
84 |
Until age 14 |
SC (Hendersonville) |
SC (Hendersonville) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
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 |
|
LAMSAS |
1946 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
92 |
9 months |
GA (Wayesboro) |
GA (Waynesboro) |
1948 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Boertien |
2115 |
might not would |
might not |
would |
|
Male |
White |
2 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
LAGS |
343 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
27 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
AL (Montgomery) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2246 |
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
NE |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
1452 |
We might could design it better. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
29 |
Graduate school (Doctoral degree) |
TN (Sneedville) |
SC (Columbia) |
2010 |
tutor to student |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1542 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
38 |
Until age 14 |
DE (Willow Grove) |
DE (Willow Grove) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
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 |
|
LAMSAS |
1884 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
82 |
3 months of night school |
SC (Graniteville) |
SC (Graniteville) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
533 |
Well, you might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
73 |
College (Some) |
TX (Huntsville) |
TX (Huntsville) |
1976 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1301 |
'If he would get out from behind his pulpit and do some recruiting, he might could find somebody who can kick. Franklin said. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
22 |
College Graduate |
KY (Princeton) |
Newspaper |
1978 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
281 |
I might can get to it.
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
76 |
8th grade |
LA (Negreet) |
LA (Many) |
1976 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
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 |
|
Mishoe |
139 |
We might could've overlooked something. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
mechanic to customer |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
375 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
58 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Chicota) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1572 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
87 |
2-3 years |
MD (Gallant Green) |
MD (Gallant Green) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1819 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
77 |
A little |
NC (Bryson City) |
NC (Bryson City) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|