|
Hern.&S |
2026 |
He should can go. |
should |
can |
|
Unknown |
Black |
|
Unknown |
IL (Chicago) |
IL (Chicago) |
1970s |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2113 |
might not ought |
might not |
ought |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
1299 |
It scared him that he may could’ve been killed yesterday.
|
may |
could |
|
Female |
White |
20 |
Unknown |
TX (southeast) |
TX (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.4 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2144 |
might not should |
might not |
should |
|
Female |
White |
19 |
College Student |
TX (Dickenson) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2083 |
They all might oughta do that. |
might |
ought to |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Coleman |
1126 |
He may should have been getting ready. |
may |
should |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Hern.&S |
2027 |
He may might must can sing. |
may |
might |
must can |
|
Black |
Unknown |
Doctoral student at Emory University at time of interview |
IL (Chicago) |
IL (Chicago) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2114 |
might not could |
might not |
could |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
1300 |
Might you oughtn’t to have done that?
|
might |
oughtn't to |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
2.0 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2145 |
might not should ought |
might not |
should |
ought |
Female |
White |
19 |
College Student |
TX (Dickenson) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
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 |
|
Boertien |
2115 |
might not would |
might not |
would |
|
Male |
White |
2 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2146 |
mightn't ought |
mightn't |
ought |
|
Female |
White |
19 |
College Student |
TX (Dickenson) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2085 |
Pledges might oughta all carry their pledge book with them at all times. |
might |
ought to` |
|
Female |
White |
19 |
College Student |
TX (Dickenson) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Coleman |
1127 |
I may ought to have been doing my homework. |
may |
ought to |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2116 |
must not can |
must not |
can |
|
Male |
White |
20s |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2147 |
mightn't shouldn't ought |
mightn't |
shouldn't |
ought |
Female |
White |
19 |
College Student |
TX (Dickenson) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2086 |
John, I guess, may could do that. |
may |
could |
|
Female |
White |
21 |
College Student |
TX (Beaumont) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
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 |
|
Boertien |
2117 |
must not ought |
must not |
ought |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
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 |
|
Boertien |
2148 |
shouldn't ought |
shouldn't |
ought |
|
|
White |
19 |
College Student |
TX (Dickenson) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2087 |
John might, I think, could do that. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Coleman |
1129 |
Mrs. Jones might would have told you about the old courthouse. |
might |
would |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2118 |
must not would |
must not |
would |
|
Male |
White |
21 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2149 |
might SUBJECT ought |
might |
ought |
|
Female |
White |
19 |
College Student |
TX (Dickenson) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
2.0 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2088 |
John might could, I think, do that. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2120 |
might ought not |
might |
ought not |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2150 |
should SUBJECT ought |
should |
ought |
|
Female |
White |
19 |
College Student |
TX (Dickenson) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
2.0 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2089 |
There might've oughta been a better way. |
might have |
ought to |
|
Female |
White |
19 |
College Student |
TX (Dickenson) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Coleman |
1130 |
Mrs. Jones might’ve could told you. |
might have |
could |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2121 |
mightn't ought |
mightn't |
ought |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2151 |
shouldn't SUBJECT ought |
shouldn't |
ought |
|
Female |
White |
19 |
College Student |
TX (Dickenson) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
2.0 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2090 |
John might, I think, have oughta. |
might have |
ought to |
|
Female |
White |
19 |
College Student |
TX (Dickenson) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
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 |
|
Boertien |
2122 |
might couldn't |
might |
couldn't |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2152 |
should SUBJECT ought might |
should |
ought |
might |
Female |
White |
19 |
College Student |
TX (Dickenson) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
2.0 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2091 |
I think that we should have ought've done that yesterday. |
should have |
ought to |
|
Female |
White |
19 |
College Student |
TX (Dickenson) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
1.4 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
1275 |
I may not can. |
may not |
can |
|
Female |
White |
21 |
College student |
TX (Beaumont) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2123 |
might couldn't |
might |
couldn't |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
Reed |
1459 |
They may could get back to us tomorrow. |
may |
could |
|
Female |
White |
29 |
Graduate school (Master's degree) |
TN (Sneedville) |
TN (Johnson City) |
2010 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2092 |
There might've ought've been somebody up there. |
might have |
ought to |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
d |
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Coleman |
1132 |
He might’ve should’a gone anyway. |
might have |
should |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
1276 |
I may cannot. |
may |
cannot |
|
Female |
White |
21 |
College Student |
TX (Beaumont) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2124 |
might shouldn't |
might |
shouldn't |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
Reed |
1460 |
I may should do that next week. |
may |
should |
|
Female |
White |
29 |
Graduate school (Master's degree) |
TN (Sneedville) |
TN (Johnson City) |
2010 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2093 |
I might should ought go, shouldn't I? |
might |
should |
ought to |
Female |
White |
21 |
College Student |
TX (Beaumont) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
2.8 |
Elicited |
|
Coleman |
1133 |
He might’a ought to’ve told you where to buy the seeds. |
might have |
ought to |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
1277 |
I might not oughta do that. |
might not |
ought to |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2125 |
might can't |
might |
can't |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
Coleman |
1107 |
I should ought to go with him. |
should |
ought to |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Brandstetter |
1189 |
Well, it might not would bother you, I would guess. |
might not |
would |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
TN (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.4 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2100 |
I might shouldn't oughta. |
might |
shouldn't |
ought to |
Female |
White |
21 |
College Student |
TX (Beaumont) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Coleman |
1134 |
Mama might’ve would have gone if it hadn’t been raining. |
might've |
would |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.3 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
1278 |
We should oughta not do that. |
should |
ought to not |
|
Female |
White |
19 |
Unknown |
TX (Dickenson) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2126 |
must can't |
must |
can't |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
Reed |
1462 |
Jeff wants to know if we may should have chicken tonight. |
may |
should |
|
Female |
White |
29 |
Graduate school (Master's degree) |
TN (Sneedville) |
TN (Johnson City) |
2010 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Elicited |
|
Coleman |
1198 |
John might should ought to annoy Bill. |
might |
should |
ought to |
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Brandstetter |
1190 |
Well, it might wouldn’t bother you, I would guess. |
might |
would |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
TN (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.4 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2094 |
In the past, an ocean voyage might could be very dangerous. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
32 |
College Student |
TX (Matagorda City) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
DiPaolo |
1431 |
So she mighta could driven that truck of yours. |
might have |
could |
|
Male |
White |
12 |
Elementary School |
TX (Henderson) |
TX (Henderson,) |
1980 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
1279 |
I shouldn’t oughta do that. |
shouldn't |
ought to |
|
Female |
White |
21 |
College Student |
TX (Beaumont) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2127 |
must oughtn't |
must |
oughtn't |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
Reed |
1463 |
Do you think we might should tell him ourselves? |
might |
should |
|
Female |
White |
85 |
College (Graduate) |
TN (Sneedville) |
TN (Sneedville) |
2010 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
2.4 |
Elicited |
|
Coleman |
1109 |
Pearl can might cook supper. |
can |
might |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Brandstetter |
1191 |
They might not could adapt it for use in their classes. |
might not |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
TN (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
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 |
|
Coleman |
1135 |
He may should have gone. |
may |
should |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
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 |
|
Boertien |
1280 |
I mightn’t oughta do that. |
mightn't |
ought to |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2128 |
may can't |
may |
can't |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
Coleman |
1110 |
John may might help out with the party.
|
may |
might |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Brandstetter |
1192 |
They might couldn’t adapt it for use in their classes. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
TN (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
1285 |
might not ought |
might not |
ought |
|
Female |
White |
21 |
College Student |
TX (Beaumont) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
DiPaolo |
1433 |
So she might have couldn't, SO she might have couldn't drove that truck of yours |
might have |
couldn't |
|
Female |
White |
11 |
Elementary School |
TX (Lamesa) |
TX (Lamesa) |
1980 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
1281 |
You might couldn’t do that.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2129 |
might not ought |
might not |
ought |
|
Female |
White |
32 |
College Student |
TX (Matagorda City) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
Coleman |
1111 |
I might may go to Winston-Salem.
|
might |
may |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Brandstetter |
1193 |
She might would like those, and he might, too. |
might |
would |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
TN (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.1 |
Elicited |
|
LAGS |
643 |
I used to could say it. |
used to |
could |
|
Female |
White |
82 |
8th grade |
GA (Americus) |
GA (Americus) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Montgomery |
2009 |
They might could tell you more than I can about what's in the archives. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
55 |
College (Some) |
TN (Jefferson County) |
TN (Knoxville) |
1994 |
Friend |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
737 |
Take your granddaddy, Ron. He might can tell ye! |
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
|
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
early 1970s |
acquaintance |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Montgomery |
231 |
They might could have some over there. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
Black |
30s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
485 |
I might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
Black |
65 |
8th grade |
GA (Leesburg) |
GA (Leesburg) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1345 |
She probably might would get it. |
might |
would |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1982 |
man to group |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1014 |
I might not can write but I want a piece of a great man to remember. |
might not |
can |
|
Female |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Story |
1994 |
woman to man |
Written |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
73 |
If it wouldn't be any trouble, could you might pick me up and give me a ride? |
could |
might |
|
Female |
White |
30s |
Graduate school (Some) |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
female to female |
Spoken |
2.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1053 |
And I felt like I might could help contribute to that. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
57 |
College (Graduate, B.S. degree) |
MS (Greenwood) |
Television |
2005 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
579 |
I might would.
|
might |
would |
|
Male |
White |
45 |
High school |
AL (Lee County) |
AL (Opelika) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
327 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
84 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
GA (Surrency) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2228 |
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
GA |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1074 |
Janie, letting her voice go good-old-girlish, says she might could, then quotes a figure that would put a strain on most people's gratefulness if she weren't so sure they'd smile... |
might |
could |
|
Female |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Story |
1995 |
woman to group |
Written |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
673 |
I used to could whistle.
|
used to |
could |
|
Female |
Black |
63 |
6th grade |
MS (Washington County) |
MS (Leland) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Skipper |
167 |
She might should have gotten it. |
might |
should |
|
Male |
White |
21 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
421 |
I might could do that.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
27 |
Graduate school (Master's degree) |
AL (Troy) |
AL (Troy) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
1098 |
You might ought to get that from her. |
might |
ought to |
|
Female |
White |
50s |
High school (Graduate) |
TN (Loudon) |
TN (Seymour) |
2012 |
woman to family |
Spoken |
1.0 |
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 |
|
LAGS |
515 |
Might could say.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
85 |
3rd grade; illiterate |
GA (Fayetteville) |
GA (Jonesboro) |
1973 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
769 |
You might could lead into it. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
60 |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Birmingham) |
early 1970s |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
263 |
I might can do it.
|
might |
can |
|
Female |
White |
71 |
8th grade |
GA (Screven Co.) |
GA (Hiltonia) |
1970 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |