|
LAMSAS |
1647 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
66 |
None but literate |
VA (Chatham P.O.) |
VA (Chatham P.O.) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1741 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
47 |
Until age 19 |
NC (Elizabethtown) |
NC (Elizabethtown) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1590 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
73 |
"slight" |
VA (Smith Mount Farm, Horners Mill) |
VA (Smith Mount Farm, Horners Mill) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
963 |
I’ll no can bide lang. |
will no |
can |
|
Male |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Perthshire) |
1887 |
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1837 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
50 |
College graduate |
SC (Georgetown) |
SC (Georgetown) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mashburn |
1254 |
He may would see you today.
|
may |
would |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
GA (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1932 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
86 |
Country school |
GA (Screven) |
GA (Screven) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1679 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
63 |
None |
VA (Dorton's School) |
VA (Dorton's School) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Park |
902 |
He ought to could. |
ought to |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
TX (Unknown) |
|
1940 |
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1773 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
80 |
Illiterate |
NC (Hurdle Mills) |
NC (Hurdle Mills) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Jamaica |
1214 |
mait(a) hafi “may/might must” |
might |
hafi (=have to, must) |
|
Unknown |
Black |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Jamaica (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1528 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
70 |
Very little; until age 10 |
PA (Hunterstown) |
PA (Hunterstown) |
1940 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1529 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
58 |
Until age 18 |
PA (Fairfield) |
PA (Fairfield) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1617 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
79 |
5th grade |
VA (Richmond) |
VA (Richmond) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
England |
997 |
I used to could do it as well as any one, one while.
|
used to |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Lincolnshire) |
|
|
|
1.1 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1871 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
65 |
Until age 10 or 11 |
SC (Loring Mill) |
SC (Loring Mill) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1965 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
66 |
Illiterate |
GA (Carrs Station) |
GA (Carrs Station) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1712 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
75 |
College (Some) |
NC (Vanceboro) |
NC (Vanceboro) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
935 |
He mightnae could have done it. |
mightnae |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1806 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
39 |
At Charity School |
NC (Hickory) |
NC (Hickory) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1561 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
49 |
Until age 18 |
MD (Sandy Spring) |
MD (Sandy Spring) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1901 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
73 |
Common schools |
SC (Newberry) |
SC (Newberry) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1648 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Female |
White |
66 |
None but literate |
VA (Chatham P.O.) |
VA (Chatham P.O.) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1742 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
76 |
Very little |
NC (Crusoes Island) |
NC (Crusoes Island) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1591 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
51 |
Privately at home |
VA (Blenheim Farm) |
VA (Blenheim Farm) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
964 |
Ye’ll no can work. |
will no |
can |
|
Male |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Fife) |
1894 |
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1838 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
74 |
6 months total |
SC (Macedonia) |
SC (Macedonia) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mashburn |
1255 |
He might should see you today.
|
might |
should |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
GA (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1933 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
50 |
College (Some) |
GA (Jesup) |
GA (Jesup) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1680 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
63 |
None |
VA (Dorton's School) |
VA (Dorton's School) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Park |
903 |
She may can. |
may |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
TX (Unknown) |
|
1940 |
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1774 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
41 |
Until age 21 |
NC (Orange Grove) |
NC (Orange Grove) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Jamaica |
1215 |
mait(a) kyan “may/might can” |
might |
can |
|
Unknown |
Black |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Jamaica (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1530 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
59 |
Until age 17 |
PA (Oak Grove) |
PA (Oak Grove) |
1940 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
England |
998 |
I can’t run as I use to could. |
used to |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Warwickshire) |
|
|
|
1.3 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1872 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
78 |
Limited, local |
SC (Lykesland) |
SC (Lykesland) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1966 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
80 |
9th grade |
GA (Delhi) |
GA (Delhi) |
1976 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1713 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
74 |
None, illiterate |
NC (Shelmerdine) |
NC (Shelmerdine) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
936 |
He must no can do it.
|
must no |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1807 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
66 |
Irregular; until age 16 |
NC (Green Valley) |
NC (Green Valley) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1562 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
78 |
From ages 8 to 11 |
MD (Ritchie) |
MD (Ritchie) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1902 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
73 |
Common schools |
SC (Newberry) |
SC (Newberry) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1649 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
62 |
Until age 13 or 14 |
VA (Concord Church) |
VA (Concord Church) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1743 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
67 |
Very little |
NC (Macedonia Church) |
NC (Macedonia Church) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Peterkin |
1199 |
He might would send July back home.
|
might |
would |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1592 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
74 |
None |
VA (Corotoman) |
VA (Corotoman) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
965 |
Baith you and her will can spare some o’ the cost. |
will |
can |
|
Male |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Ayrshire) |
1822 |
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1839 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
58 |
3rd grade |
SC (Hell Hole) |
SC (Hell Hole) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mashburn |
1256 |
He might ought to see you today.
|
might |
ought to |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
GA (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1934 |
might can |
might |
can |
|
Female |
White |
70 |
8th grade |
GA (Glennville) |
GA (Glennville) |
1972 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1681 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
77 |
A little |
VA (Meadowview) |
VA (Meadowview) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Dumas |
1138 |
We may can do it better. |
may |
can |
|
Male |
White |
52 |
Unknown |
AR (Unknown) |
AR (Unknown) |
1987 |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1775 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
49 |
Until age 20 |
NC (Yanceyville) |
NC (Yanceyville) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1776 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
80 |
Illiterate |
NC (Reidsville) |
NC (Reidsville) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Jamaica |
1216 |
kuda hafi “could must” |
could |
hafi (=have to, must) |
|
Unknown |
Black |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Jamaica (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1531 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
51 |
Grade school |
PA (Criders Church) |
PA (Criders Church) |
1940 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
England |
2041 |
Na mare saltow ham con rede þen sternes of heyuen.
|
sal |
con |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England |
14th century |
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1618 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
70 |
3 years |
VA (Beach) |
VA (Beach) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
England |
999 |
I can’t do it now like I used to could. |
used to |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Oxfordshire) |
|
|
|
1.3 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1873 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Female |
White |
78 |
Limited, local |
SC (Lykesland) |
SC (Lykesland) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1967 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
48 |
no information |
GA (Greensboro) |
GA (Greensboro) |
1965 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1714 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
53 |
High school (Some) |
NC (Winterville P.O.) |
NC (Winterville P.O.) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
937 |
He must can no do it. |
must |
can no |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1808 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
64 |
Very little |
NC (Kings Creek) |
NC (Kings Creek) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1563 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
38 |
Until age 22 |
MD (Aquasco) |
MD (Aquasco) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1903 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
94 |
None |
SC (Newberry) |
SC (Newberry) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1650 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
62 |
Very little |
VA (Scottsburg) |
VA (Scottsburg) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1744 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
40 |
Until age 16 |
NC (Whiteville) |
NC (Whiteville) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1593 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Female |
White |
88 |
Until age 15 |
VA (Callao) |
VA (Callao) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
966 |
He’ll can tell us. |
will |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
1881 |
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1840 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
67 |
3 months total |
SC (Hell Hole) |
SC (Hell Hole) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mashburn |
1257 |
He may should see you today. |
may |
should |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
GA (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1935 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
67 |
2-3 months a year until age 22 |
GA (Manassas) |
GA (Manassas) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1682 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
74 |
Very little |
VA (Thompson's Settlement) |
VA (Thompson's Settlement) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
905 |
They should ought to make the rules clear. |
should |
ought to |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1777 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
83 |
6 months total |
NC (Guilford College) |
NC (Guilford College) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Jamaica |
1217 |
shuda hafi “should must” |
should |
hafi (=have to, must) |
|
Unknown |
Black |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Jamaica (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1532 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
79 |
2-3 years |
PA (Buck Valley) |
PA (Buck Valley) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
England |
2042 |
I shall not konne answere. |
shall |
koone |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England |
1386 |
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1619 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
55 |
Until age 17 |
VA (Midlothian) |
VA (Midlothian) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
1101 |
If we get a German doctor, not one of us will can speak to him. |
will |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
Scotland (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.2 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1874 |
may can |
may |
can |
|
Female |
White |
78 |
Limited, local |
SC (Lykesland) |
SC (Lykesland) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1968 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
87 |
3-4 terms of country school |
GA (Goshen Highway) |
GA (Goshen Highway) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1715 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
74 |
6 months total |
NC (Arba) |
NC (Arba) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
938 |
He mustnae can do it. |
mustnae |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1809 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
75 |
Illiterate |
NC (Warlick) |
NC (Warlick) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1564 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
68 |
4th grade |
MD (Shady Side) |
MD (Shady Side) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1904 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
66 |
7th grade |
SC (Newberry) |
SC (Newberry) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1651 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
48 |
Private; to high school |
VA (Younger Store Community) |
VA (Younger Store Community) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
DARE |
874 |
I might could go there tonight. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
TN (Perry County) |
|
1954 |
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1745 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
78 |
2 months |
NC (Pembroke) |
NC (Pembroke) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1500 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
53 |
Winters until age 18 |
NJ (Oak Grove) |
NJ (Oak Grove) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1594 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
57 |
Until age 17 |
VA (Remo) |
VA (Remo) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
967 |
We’ll ... aiblins no can rise our lane. |
will |
aiblins (=maybe) no |
can |
Male |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Roxburghshire) |
1808 |
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1841 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
75 |
3 months a year until age 14 |
SC (Summerville) |
SC (Summerville) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mashburn |
1258 |
He may ought to see you today. |
may |
ought to |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
GA (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1936 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
84 |
2-3 local schools |
GA (Bellville) |
GA (Bellville) |
1948 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1683 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
66+ |
None |
NC (Fruitville) |
NC (Fruitville) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1778 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
44 |
College (Some) |
NC (Guilford College) |
NC (Guilford College) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Jamaica |
1218 |
shuda kyan “should can” |
should |
can |
|
Unknown |
Black |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Jamaica (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
|