|
LAGS |
274 |
Might can do it tomorrow.
|
might |
can |
|
Female |
Black |
48 |
8th grade (Some) |
GA (Clayton Co.) |
GA (Lovejoy) |
1973 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1760 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
76 |
3 months total |
NC (Nashville) |
NC (Nashville) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Butters |
1208 |
The AIDS-infected child may could be allowed to visit the school for a short time during a controlled classroom activity. |
may |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Unknown) |
|
|
Written |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
1497 |
We might could make the case for that, but wouldn't we be overstating it? |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
20s |
Graduate school (Doctoral degree) |
TX (Unknown) |
SC (Columbia) |
2011 |
student to class |
Spoken |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
664 |
Used to could.
|
used to |
could |
|
Female |
White |
46 |
High school |
MS (Kosciusko) |
MS (Kosciusko) |
1980 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1515 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
72 |
Until age 20 |
PA (Huntersville( |
PA (Huntersville) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mishoe |
116 |
We may can afford it, if we’re careful with the money. |
may |
can |
|
Male |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
father to son |
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
Park |
901 |
It might would. |
might |
would |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
TX (Unknown) |
|
1940 |
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAGS |
412 |
I might could do it.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
82 |
8th grade |
LA (Ridge) |
LA (Ridge) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
2033 |
We maybe shoulda gotten two. |
maybe |
should |
|
Female |
White |
65 |
College (Graduate) |
TN (Crossville) |
TN (Crossville) |
2013 |
woman to family |
Spoken |
1.9 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1606 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
80 |
Illiterate |
VA (Gillams) |
VA (Gillams) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
England |
982 |
I’ll can gang to-day. |
will |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Cumberland) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1856 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
68 |
no information |
SC (Millettville) |
SC (Millettville) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
506 |
I might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
Black |
63 |
High school |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (San Antonio) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Cunningham |
1273 |
He must have fuh do əm. |
must |
have fuh (=have to) |
|
Unknown |
Black |
|
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
SC (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Montgomery |
210 |
There are some ideas we have in mind and you might could think about some of them.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.6 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
760 |
She might could give ... |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
26 |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
early 1970s |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1951 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
82 |
2 years |
GA (Adrian) |
GA (Adrian) |
1972 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Reed |
1400 |
That might would be a good idea.
|
might |
would |
|
Female |
White |
30 |
Graduate school (Doctoral degree) |
TN (Seymour) |
SC (Columbia) |
2012 |
wife to husband |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
52 |
I thought I might could eat it, but when I tasted it, knew I couldn't. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
husband to wife |
Spoken |
1.8 |
Naturalistic |
|
Elsman |
837 |
Somebody else may can think of some more |
may |
can |
|
Female |
White |
30s |
College (Graduate) |
SC (Unknown) |
SC (Columbia) |
2007 |
co-worker to co-worker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1698 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
70 |
Illiterate |
NC (Holly Springs) |
NC (Holly Springs) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
348 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
34 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
FL (Barbineau Park) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
1153 |
You have to can drive a car to get that job. |
have to |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAGS |
602 |
I might would use and it and might wouldn't.
|
might |
wouldn't |
|
Female |
Black |
42 |
High school (Graduate) |
TX (Dallas) |
TX (Dallas) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
306 |
I might can not turn it around.
|
might |
can not |
|
Male |
White |
58 |
4th grade (Illiterate) |
MS (Kosciusko) |
MS (Kosciusko) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1792 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
41 |
Until age 19 |
NC (Concord) |
NC (Concord) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Reed |
1457 |
I might would want to go see a movie. Would you want to go? |
might |
would |
|
Female |
White |
29 |
Graduate school (Doctoral degree) |
TN (Seymour) |
SC (Columbia) |
2011 |
wife to husband |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
696 |
She used to wouldn't
|
used to |
wouldn't |
|
Female |
White |
71 |
5th grade |
TN (Springfield) |
TN (Springfield) |
1973 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1547 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
73 |
A little until age 12 |
MD (Dominion) |
MD (Dominion) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Skipper |
148 |
You might say, well, he might can get away with that. |
might |
can |
|
Male |
Black |
20 |
College (Some) |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
933 |
He might no could have done it. |
might no |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAGS |
444 |
Might could have.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
19 |
College (student at time of interview) |
MS (Jackson) |
MS (Jackson) |
1978 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
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 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1635 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Female |
White |
61 |
Private teacher |
VA (Mt. Tabor) |
VA (Mt. Tabor) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
COCA |
1043 |
Away from the house and the boys, they could talk about the larger issues in their life together, the needs of someone in their extended families, or the help they might could give the proud man who... |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Novel |
2008 |
omniscient narrator |
Written |
1.6 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
539 |
Might ought not done it.
|
might |
ought not |
|
Male |
White |
77 |
8th grade |
LA (Germantown) |
LA (Germantown) |
1976 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1307 |
I was thinking we might could (channel) Lewis in here sometime. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Graduate |
TX (Unknown) |
TX (Austin) |
|
friend to friend |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
244 |
I may can {do it}
|
may |
can |
|
Female |
White |
72 |
5th grade |
GA (Folkston) |
GA (Folkston) |
1969 |
female to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
793 |
I might otta take it. |
might |
ought to |
|
Female |
White |
30 |
9th grade |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Selma) |
early 1970s |
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
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 |
|
|
|
DiPaolo |
1861 |
You might better look and see if you can find it |
might |
better |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1980 |
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
85 |
He may would loan us a few dollars, but I don't want to ask. |
may |
would |
|
Male |
Black |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
construction worker to another |
Spoken |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
DARE |
870 |
She may can do it. |
may |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
MS (Unknown) |
MS (Unknown) |
1966 |
interviewee to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
381 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
68 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Waxahatchie) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Brandstetter |
1186 |
You might not should do that. |
might not |
should |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
TN (Unknown) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
635 |
They used to could buy it.
|
used to |
could |
|
Male |
White |
70 |
9th grade |
GA (Cordele) |
GA (Cordele) |
1976 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Montgomery |
2001 |
I might can let you have these. |
might |
can |
|
Female |
Black |
45 |
College (Some) |
SC (Columbia) |
SC (Columbia) |
1992 |
Friends |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1578 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
55 |
Until age 14 |
VA (Madison) |
VA (Madison) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Reed |
2284 |
Well, we might could have stopped them. Yeah, we might could have, but who knows |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
70s |
College (Graduate) |
TN (Johnson City) |
SC (Columbia) |
2013 |
coach to reporter |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1825 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
55 |
4th grade |
SC (Manning) |
SC (Manning) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
COCA |
1100 |
Things ain't real hot right now. Rex, there though, (nodding toward a half-naked man burrowed under an 83 Buick) is about to relocate in about a week to San Angelo. I might could use a man when... |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Film |
1990 |
man to man |
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
Skipper |
179 |
It may would have driven me out. |
may |
would |
|
Female |
White |
19 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
729 |
I may can trail you over. |
may |
can |
|
Female |
White |
60 |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Birmingham) |
early 1970s |
acquaintance |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1025 |
That technology transfer, the permission occurred back during the Bush administration, my question being how long has this sort of transfer been going on that we might ought to have been more... |
might |
ought to |
|
Female |
White |
44 |
Graduate school (Law degree) |
TX (Dallas) |
Television |
1998 |
host to panelist |
Spoken |
2.6 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
477 |
I might could help you.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
68 |
9th grade |
MS (Dillon) |
MS (Lorman) |
1973 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1920 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
80 |
Until age 12 or 13 |
GA (Flemington) |
GA (Flemington) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
DiPaolo |
1337 |
You might should call me, because I officiate basketball. |
might |
should |
|
Male |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Henderson) |
TX (Austin, on phone) |
1979 |
man to woman |
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
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 |
|
Mishoe |
21 |
I might could use another piece of bread.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
80s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
father to daughter |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1006 |
Daddy said she might can come home this week. |
might |
can |
|
Female |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Story |
2004 |
child to adults |
Written |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1667 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
55 |
Until age 16 |
VA (Nellysford) |
VA (Nellysford) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Coleman |
1131 |
Mrs. Jones might’ve could’a told you. |
might've |
could |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
LAGS |
571 |
They might would have called it the "shed room."
|
might |
would |
|
Female |
White |
52 |
High school |
GA (Sumter County) |
GA (Plains) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
275 |
Now I might can tell you something.
|
might |
can |
|
Female |
White |
38 |
High school (2 years) |
TN (Laurel Bloomery) |
TN (Laurel Bloomery) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1761 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
43 |
Until age 16 |
NC (Nashville) |
NC (Nashville) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
COCA |
1068 |
"We might could start being famous, Fike, " Eldon said. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Story |
1998 |
man to man |
Written |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
1498 |
I might could finish it tomorrow or the next day. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
28 |
Graduate school (Doctoral degree) |
TN (Sneedville) |
SC (Columbia) |
2010 |
student to teacher |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
665 |
I used to could make.
|
used to |
could |
|
Female |
White |
80 |
8th grade |
MS (Jefferson) |
MS (Jefferson) |
1978 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1516 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
42 |
Until age 16 |
PA (Mackeyville) |
PA (Mackeyville) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mishoe |
117 |
I might should be taping this. I forgot how funny it was. |
might |
should |
|
Male |
White |
17 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
son to mother |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Park |
902 |
He ought to could. |
ought to |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
TX (Unknown) |
|
1940 |
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAGS |
413 |
Maybe they might could do something. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
37 |
High school |
FL (Oxford) |
FL (Oxford) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
2034 |
We might oughta put more on his side. |
might |
ought to |
|
Female |
White |
65 |
College (Graduate) |
TN (Crossville) |
TN (Crossville) |
2013 |
woman to family |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1607 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
56 |
Until age 16 |
VA (Ruthville) |
VA (Ruthville) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
England |
983 |
I can’t walk five mile I’ t’hahr nah, but ah used to could! |
used to |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (West Yorkshire) |
1892 |
|
|
1.1 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1857 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
69 |
8th grade |
SC (Allendale) |
SC (Allendale) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
507 |
I might could say "might could."
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
28 |
Graduate school (Doctoral student at time of interview) |
AL (Troy) |
AL (Troy) |
1978 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Cunningham |
1274 |
He must have fa see something.
|
must |
have fuh (have to) |
|
Unknown |
Black |
|
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
SC (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Montgomery |
211 |
Y'all might rather come up on Saturday.
|
might |
rather |
|
Female |
White |
70 |
College (Graduate) |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
761 |
You might could just ... |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
26 |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
early 1970s |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1952 |
might can |
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
82 |
2 years |
GA (Adrian) |
GA (Adrian) |
1972 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Reed |
1401 |
You might should take my name out. |
might |
should |
|
Female |
White |
30 |
Graduate school (Doctoral degree) |
TN (Seymour) |
SC (Columbia) |
2012 |
wife to husband |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
53 |
If she wouldn't eat so much salt, she might would feel better.
|
might |
would |
|
Female |
White |
50s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
mother-in-law to daughter-in-law |
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
Elsman |
838 |
Then it might would be two thousand dollars for it. |
might |
would |
|
Female |
White |
30s |
College (Graduate) |
SC (Unknown) |
SC (Columbia) |
2007 |
co-worker to co-worker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
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 |
|
|
|
LAGS |
349 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
64 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
FL (Pensacola) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
1154 |
He’s gonna can pass his driving test next week. |
be going to |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAGS |
603 |
Yeah, I might would use that term.
|
might |
would |
|
Male |
White |
45 |
High school |
AL (Lee County) |
AL (Opelika) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
307 |
You might can fix it.
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
Black |
46 |
High school |
LA (Zachary) |
LA (Zachary) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1793 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
86 |
Illiterate |
NC (Mint Hill) |
NC (Mint Hill) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Butters |
1227 |
You might would say that. |
might |
would |
|
Male |
Unknown |
20s |
College (Student at time of interview) |
GA (coastal) |
NC (Durham) |
|
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
1458 |
We may not can do that. We can't be at every single thing. |
may not |
can |
|
Female |
White |
29 |
Graduate school (Doctoral degree) |
TN (Seymour) |
SC (Columbia) |
2011 |
wife to husband |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
697 |
Used to wouldn't.
|
used to |
wouldn't |
|
Male |
Black |
78 |
8th grade |
MS (Brookhaven) |
MS (Little Springs) |
1973 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1548 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
53 |
Until age 17 |
MD (Preston) |
MD (Preston) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Skipper |
149 |
I'm going to ask her if she might can help me get a job. |
might |
can |
|
Female |
White |
21 |
College (Some) |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
934 |
He might could no have done it. |
might |
could no |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAGS |
445 |
I might could have done a little better.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
74 |
8th grade |
GA (Cross Roads) |
GA (Toccoa) |
1973 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
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 |
|