|
LAMSAS |
1631 |
might can |
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
18 |
College student |
VA (Back Bay) |
VA (Back Bay) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1886 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
63 |
3-4 years |
SC (Philipps Church) |
SC (Philipps Church) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Butters |
1229 |
You might ought to tie that tree from the other side. |
might |
ought to |
|
Male |
Unknown |
45 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Durhamj) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1725 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Female |
White |
71 |
Very little |
NC (Grants Creek) |
NC (Grants Creek) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1980 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
53 |
Graduate School (some) |
GA (Atlanta) |
GA (Atlanta) |
1970 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
938 |
He mustnae can do it. |
mustnae |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1574 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
77 |
1 year |
VA (Colchester) |
VA (Colchester) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1821 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
71 |
None |
NC (Highlands) |
NC (Highlands) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1916 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
90 |
Private governess, some public school |
GA (Savannah) |
SC (Savannah) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
DARE |
874 |
I might could go there tonight. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
TN (Perry County) |
|
1954 |
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1663 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
53 |
Little |
VA (Whistle Creek) |
VA (Whistle Creek) |
1933 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Combs |
1246 |
I might could do it. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
KY (Unknown) |
KY (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1757 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Female |
White |
80 |
Until age 15 |
NC (Manchester) |
NC (Manchester) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1512 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
72 |
Until age 14 |
PA (Kuhnsville/Chapmans) |
PA (Kuhnsville/Chapmans) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1854 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
83 |
3rd grade |
SC (Colston) |
SC (Colston) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1949 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
Black |
48 |
9 years |
GA (Louisville) |
GA (Louisville) |
1976 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1696 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
43 |
Until age 18 |
NC (Askewville) |
NC (Askewville) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
England |
989 |
I’d use to could du it in halfe the toime.
|
used to |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Leicester) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1790 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
42 |
Until age 18 |
NC (Wingate) |
NC (Wingate) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1545 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
53 |
Until age 14 |
DE (Sandy Landing) |
DE (Sandy Landing) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
England |
2054 |
for he shal mowe shewe be experience th’entente of his good will (OED).
|
shal |
mowe |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England |
1402 |
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
Scotland |
1159 |
He used to would drink black coffee late at night. |
used to |
would |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1632 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
80 |
Very little |
VA (Hadensville) |
VA (Hadensville) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1887 |
may can |
may |
can |
|
Male |
White |
63 |
3-4 years |
SC (Philipps Church) |
SC (Philipps Church) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1726 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
45 |
Until age 21 |
NC (Harris Creek) |
NC (Harris Creek) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1981 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
79 |
no information |
GA (Gainesville) |
GA (Gainesville) |
1966 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
939 |
He shouldnae can come. |
shouldnae |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1575 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
73 |
None |
VA (Lovettsville) |
VA (Lovettsville) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1822 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
83 |
Illiterate |
NC (Beaverdam) |
NC (Beaverdam) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1917 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
67 |
3 weeks |
GA (Lanier) |
GA (Lanier) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
DARE |
875 |
"might could" = pasttense of "may can" |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
KY (central southern) |
|
c1960 |
|
|
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1664 |
might can |
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
53 |
Little |
VA (Whistle Creek) |
VA (Whistle Creek) |
1933 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mashburn |
1247 |
He might could see you today. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
GA (Unknown) |
|
|
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1758 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
44 |
Not much |
NC (Erwin) |
NC (Erwin) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1513 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
75 |
Off and on until age 18 |
PA (Long Meadow/Dingman's Ferry) |
PA (Long Meadow/Dingman's Ferry) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1605 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Female |
Black |
75 |
Illiterate |
VA (Holdcroft) |
VA (Holdcroft) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1855 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
68 |
Until 15, then studied optics 3 months in CT |
SC (Bamberg) |
SC (Bamberg) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1950 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
71 |
College (Some) |
GA (Louisville) |
GA (Louisville) |
1965 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
908 |
He would could do it if he tried. |
would |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1697 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
80 |
3 or 4 months |
NC (Oak City) |
NC (Oak City) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
England |
990 |
He used couldn’t. |
used to |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Warwick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1791 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
79 |
Until age 18 |
NC (Concord) |
NC (Concord) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1546 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
85 |
Until age 16 |
MD (Battle Swamp) |
MD (Battle Swamp) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
England |
2055 |
if it be wiþoute help any long tyme ... it shal noʒt mow be cured.
|
shal |
mow |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England |
c1425 |
J. Arderne, Treatise of Fistula in Ano (EETS) 42, 26 |
|
|
|
|
Scotland |
1160 |
Did they use to would drink black coffee late at night? |
used to |
would |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
|
|
|
2.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1633 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
54 |
Until age 18 |
VA (Tabscott) |
VA (Tabscott) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1888 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
79 |
Until age 9 |
SC (Edgefield) |
SC (Edgefield) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
F&B |
1230 |
These supporting ideas may could have been put into separate paragraphs. |
may |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
College (Student at time of interview) |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
|
Unknown |
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1727 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
68 |
no information |
NC (Canetuck) |
NC (Canetuck) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1982 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
66 |
High school graduate |
GA (Dahlonega) |
GA (Dahlonega) |
1968 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
940 |
He should no can come. |
should no |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1576 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
89 |
no information |
VA (Hickory Grove) |
VA (Hickory Grove) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1823 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
81 |
Very little |
SC(Burgess P.O.) |
SC (Burgess P.O.) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1918 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
78 |
Common schools |
GA (Ellabell) |
GA (Ellabell) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1665 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
77 |
1 year |
VA (Dutch Creek) |
VA (Dutch Creek) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
957 |
They hæna cuid geate eane [=They have not been able to get one]. |
have |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (southern) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Mashburn |
1248 |
He might can see you today. |
might |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
GA (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1759 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
77 |
3 years |
NC (Nashville) |
NC (Nashville) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1514 |
maybe could |
maybe |
could |
|
Male |
White |
52 |
Until age 17 |
PA (Estella) |
PA (Estella) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1606 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
80 |
Illiterate |
VA (Gillams) |
VA (Gillams) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1856 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
68 |
no information |
SC (Millettville) |
SC (Millettville) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
H&S |
1211 |
See that drug store? You might coulda find it there. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Bahamas (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1951 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
82 |
2 years |
GA (Adrian) |
GA (Adrian) |
1972 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1698 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
70 |
Illiterate |
NC (Holly Springs) |
NC (Holly Springs) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
England |
991 |
I can’t do it now, but I used to could |
used to |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Warwick) |
|
|
|
1.1 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1792 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
41 |
Until age 19 |
NC (Concord) |
NC (Concord) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1547 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
73 |
A little until age 12 |
MD (Dominion) |
MD (Dominion) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
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 |
|
|
Scotland |
1161 |
He might should claim his expenses. |
might |
should |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1634 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
75 |
Illiterate |
VA (Wingina P.O.) |
VA (Wingina P.O.) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1889 |
might possibly |
might |
possibly |
|
Female |
White |
73 |
College (Some) |
SC (Edgefield) |
SC (Edgefield) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
F&B |
1231 |
She is not a victim because she might could have prevented it but did not try. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
College Student |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
|
|
Written |
1.8 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1728 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
49 |
Until age 18 |
NC (Riverside) |
NC (Riverside) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1983 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
85 |
Very little |
GA (Lonesome Cove) |
GA (Lonesome Cove) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
941 |
He should no could have come. |
should no |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1577 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
81 |
6 months total |
VA (Nethers) |
VA (Nethers) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1824 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
70 |
None |
SC (Centenary P.O.) |
SC (Centenary P.O.) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1919 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
43 |
College (Some) |
GA (Lanier) |
GA (Lanier) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
DARE |
877 |
[Do you think you’ll go?] Might could. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
CO (Unknown) |
1967 |
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1666 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Female |
White |
77 |
1 year |
VA (Dutch Creek) |
VA (Dutch Creek) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
1244 |
If wey hæd cuid cum ... |
had |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (southern) |
|
|
|
1.2 |
|
|
Mashburn |
1249 |
He may can see you today. |
may |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
GA (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1760 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
76 |
3 months total |
NC (Nashville) |
NC (Nashville) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1515 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
72 |
Until age 20 |
PA (Huntersville( |
PA (Huntersville) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1516 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
42 |
Until age 16 |
PA (Mackeyville) |
PA (Mackeyville) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1607 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
56 |
Until age 16 |
VA (Ruthville) |
VA (Ruthville) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1857 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
69 |
8th grade |
SC (Allendale) |
SC (Allendale) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1952 |
might can |
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
82 |
2 years |
GA (Adrian) |
GA (Adrian) |
1972 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
910 |
He’ll might could do it for you. |
will |
might |
could |
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1699 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
41 |
Until age 13 or 14 |
NC (Holly Springs) |
NC (Holly Springs) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
England |
992 |
He use to could lift a fifty-six ower his heead wi’ one hand, but he can’t nah.
|
used to |
could |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (West Yorkshire) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.1 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1793 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
86 |
Illiterate |
NC (Mint Hill) |
NC (Mint Hill) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1548 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
53 |
Until age 17 |
MD (Preston) |
MD (Preston) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
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 |
|
|
Scotland |
1162 |
He might can go. |
might |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1635 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Female |
White |
61 |
Private teacher |
VA (Mt. Tabor) |
VA (Mt. Tabor) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1729 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
75 |
no information |
NC (Whiskey Creek) |
NC (Whiskey Creek) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1984 |
may can |
may |
can |
|
Male |
White |
85 |
Very little |
GA (Lonesome Cove) |
GA (Lonesome Cove) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
942 |
He should could no have come. |
should |
could no |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1578 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
55 |
Until age 14 |
VA (Madison) |
VA (Madison) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|