|
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 |
|
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 |
|
Mishoe |
126 |
Does anyone have some paper I might could borrow? |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
20s |
Graduate school (Some) |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
student to class |
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 |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2221 |
|
might |
can |
|
Female |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
KY |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
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 |
|
Mishoe |
72 |
What I need is money and time. Then I might could go. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
20s |
Graduate school (Some) |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
student to group |
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 |
|
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
Mishoe |
40 |
This is the worst I've ever done. I honestly think I might will fail. |
might |
will |
|
Male |
White |
20s |
College (Some) |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
male to male |
Spoken |
1.4 |
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 |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2222 |
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
IN |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
England |
985 |
Did you, when you used to could work? |
used to |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Lincolnshire) |
|
|
|
2.3 |
|
|
DiPaolo |
1369 |
I might can. See me Thursday. |
might |
can |
|
Female |
White |
unknown |
Graduate |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1980 |
friend to friend |
Written |
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 |
|
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 |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2190 |
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
AL |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1402 |
You should oughta talk to both Financial Aid and (woman's name). |
should |
ought to |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
|
person to woman |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Wentworth |
886 |
He’ll not kin go. |
will not |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
WV (eastern) |
1931 |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
|
|
Brandstetter |
1188 |
They might have been there. I might just couldn’t find them.
|
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
TN (Unknown) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Montgomery |
2003 |
You might ought to give them to someone else. |
might |
ought to |
|
Male |
Black |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
GA (Atlanta) |
1992 |
Taxi driver to Dispatcher |
Spoken |
|
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 |
|
DiPaolo |
1340 |
How is it no one might not would notice that but (woman's name)? |
might not |
would |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1979 |
friend to friend |
Spoken |
2.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
124 |
Could you might move that lamp so I can dust under it? |
could |
might |
|
Female |
White |
60s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
mother to daughter |
Spoken |
2.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
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 |
|
LAGS |
340 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
18 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
AL (Birmingham) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2223 |
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
IN |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Skipper |
182 |
I thought they might would've included that, but I wanted to ask you first. |
might |
would |
|
Male |
Black |
20 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
74 |
If all goes well, which it probably won't, I'm thinking I may can get it done by May. |
may |
can |
|
Female |
White |
20s |
Graduate school (Some) |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
female to female |
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1420 |
You might could split it between the two Ls. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
UT (Salt Lake City) |
1984 |
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
England |
986 |
Nobody seems to can understand it. |
seems to |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Leicester) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
DiPaolo |
1370 |
We might can go up there next Saturday. |
might |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1979 |
friend to friend |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Elsman |
855 |
I think I might can do something with it. |
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
|
College (Graduate) |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
2007 |
employee to supervisors |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
1157 |
You’ll no need to can do that. |
will no |
need to |
can |
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAGS |
372 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
42 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Nacogdoches) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
10 |
There were about four left in the bookstore. If you hurry you might can get one.
|
might |
can |
|
Female |
White |
20s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
student to student |
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2255 |
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
70 to... |
Unknown |
Unknown |
IA |
|
Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1084 |
Berisarius suggested, " you might could say that we don't rightly know what he's done to poor Queen Artemisia. Could be he did torture her a little. " |
might |
could |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Novel |
1993 |
man to man |
Written |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
England |
2060 |
No ship of greate burdon shall mowe comme ... in the seid Haven. |
shall |
mowe |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England |
1495 |
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
Mishoe |
106 |
You people might would get along with each other better if you would all just clean up after yourselves. |
might |
would |
|
Male |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
manager to staff |
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
Coleman |
1107 |
I should ought to go with him. |
should |
ought to |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
DiPaolo |
1310 |
But you might could check back in a month or two |
might |
could |
|
Female |
Black |
20s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1980 |
worker to client |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2191 |
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
TN |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1403 |
It's something you sure as hell shouldn't ought to have to do. |
shouldn't |
ought to |
|
Male |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin, in newspaper) |
1981 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.6 |
Naturalistic |
|
Wentworth |
887 |
She’ll never kin catch a mouse now. (Said when a pet cat became crippled).
|
will |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
WV (eastern) |
1930s |
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Brandstetter |
1189 |
Well, it might not would bother you, I would guess. |
might not |
would |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
TN (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.4 |
Elicited |
|
Montgomery |
2004 |
If you can't do it there, we may could come there. |
may |
could |
|
Female |
White |
55 |
College graduate |
Unknown |
AL (Tuscaloosa) |
c1993 |
Acquaintance to acquaintance. |
Spoken |
|
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 |
|
Carr |
1245 |
We might could get the hall over Whittimore’s store, if we fail to get the other one. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
AR (Unknown) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.3 |
|
|
DiPaolo |
1341 |
They might would pull out. |
might |
would |
|
Female |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1979 |
woman to group |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
123 |
I might can trade some books at the flea market Saturday. |
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
80s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
father to daughter |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
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 |
|
LAGS |
341 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
78 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
AL (Shelby) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2224 |
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
IN |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1070 |
You might could use a little trim, too. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Story |
1996 |
worker to client |
Written |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
1481 |
We may can make it, if we hurry. |
may |
can |
|
Female |
Black |
20s |
College (Some) |
Unknown |
SC (Columbia) |
2010 |
stranger |
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
Skipper |
183 |
Would he might ask us about the history? |
Would |
might |
|
Male |
White |
21 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
2.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
75 |
Ed McMahon has been wanting to give me a million dollars for 10 years now and according to his last letter, this might will be the year. |
might |
will |
|
Male |
White |
30s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
brother to sister |
Spoken |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1421 |
I might could go down to the little town where I was born. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
UT (Salt Lake City) |
1983 |
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
England |
987 |
Shay’d used to couldn’t sit nur stan’.
|
used to |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Leicester) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
DiPaolo |
1371 |
Mrs. [woman's name] said we might not can find it. |
might not |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
College (Graduate) |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1979 |
friend to friend |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
1158 |
He used to might visit us on Sundays. |
used to |
might |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAGS |
373 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
53 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Tyler) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
11 |
I think he might could do it. I just don't know if he will. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
30s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
male to male |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2256 |
|
might |
would |
|
Female |
White |
70 to... |
Unknown |
Unknown |
FL |
|
Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
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 |
|
|
Montgomery |
215 |
We might can leave Dalai in Nashville.
|
might |
can |
|
Female |
White |
70 |
College (Graduate) |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
107 |
If we could might change the color of the paper, I think it would look a little better. |
could |
might |
|
Female |
White |
20s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
customer to clerk |
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
Coleman |
1198 |
John might should ought to annoy Bill. |
might |
should |
ought to |
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2192 |
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
CA |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1404 |
He may will come back down the other side of the street. |
may |
will |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1979 |
friend to friend |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Smiley |
888 |
wouldn't could |
wouldn't |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NY (New Paltz) |
1924 |
|
|
|
|
|
Brandstetter |
1190 |
Well, it might wouldn’t bother you, I would guess. |
might |
would |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
TN (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.4 |
Elicited |
|
Nagle |
2005 |
I may've could have put this pin through it. |
may have |
could |
|
Male |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Myrtle Beach) |
1992 |
Automobile mechanic t customer. |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
43 |
I might can find something else after the first of the year. |
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
husband to wife |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |