|
LAMSAS |
1940 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
69 |
About 18 months |
GA (Rincon) |
GA (Rincon) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Boertien |
2146 |
mightn't ought |
mightn't |
ought |
|
Female |
White |
19 |
College Student |
TX (Dickenson) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2110 |
ought SUBJECT might had |
ought |
might |
had |
Female |
White |
21 |
College Student |
TX (Beaumont) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
2.0 |
Elicited |
|
LAMSAS |
1687 |
might can |
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
41 |
Until age 16 |
NC (Moyock) |
NC (Moyock) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
242 |
I could used to do that.
|
could |
used to |
|
Female |
White |
87 |
7th grade |
FL (Rock Hill) |
FL (Rock Hill) |
1973 |
female to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
667 |
Used to could.
|
used to |
could |
|
Female |
White |
80 |
8th grade |
MS (Soso) |
MS (Soso) |
1973 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1781 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
52 |
Until age 18 |
NC (Thomasville) |
NC (Thomasville) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Reed |
1446 |
The man said he might could send it later. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
39 |
Graduate school (Master's degree) |
TN (Sneedville) |
TN (Sneedville) |
2010 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Elicited |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2278 |
|
might |
can |
|
Female |
White |
50 to... |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC |
|
Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1536 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
61 |
Part of three winters |
PA (Greenbriar) |
PA (Greenbriar) |
1940 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mishoe |
83 |
You might did already do that. I don't know. |
might |
did |
|
Female |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
female to family |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
335 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
34 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
FL (Cedar Key) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
763 |
You might could ... |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
60 |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Birmingham) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1623 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
45 |
Until age 17 |
VA (Newville) |
VA (Newville) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1879 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
75 |
Local one-teacher schools |
SC (Livingston) |
SC (Livingston) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Boertien |
1295 |
That I might could’ve done it yesterday excited me. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
30 |
College Student |
TX (Beaumont) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
1.4 |
Elicited |
|
Skipper |
177 |
I was just thinking I might could use them. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
19 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
431 |
You might could find one or two.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
77 |
10th grade |
LA (New Era) |
LA (New Era) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Elsman |
840 |
I’m choosing happiness over money right now, because I might would choose that for Fridays too. |
might |
would |
|
Female |
White |
30s |
College (Graduate) |
SC (Unknown) |
SC (Columbia) |
2007 |
co-worker to co-worker |
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1972 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
65 |
Until age 14 |
GA (Bogart) |
GA (Bogart) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
DiPaolo |
1387 |
They may can do it Friday, or they may wait till Monday. |
may |
can |
|
Male |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
TX (Beaumont) |
TX (Austin) |
1979 |
man to woman |
Spoken |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1719 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
71 |
Illiterate |
NC (Chinquapin P.O.) |
NC (Chinquapin P.O.) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mishoe |
19 |
Maybe we might should plan to eat out. |
might |
should |
|
Female |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
daughter to mother |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
699 |
Used to wouldn't go fishing.
|
used to |
wouldn't |
|
Female |
White |
80 |
8th grade |
TX (Waco) |
TX (Waco) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
1476 |
I thought y'all might would. |
might |
would |
|
Female |
White |
32 |
College (Graduate) |
SC (Lake City) |
SC (Columbia) |
2011 |
friend to group |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1813 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Female |
White |
57 |
Very little |
NC (Friendship Church) |
NC (Friendship Church) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Reed |
1093 |
If you do that, it might could spark |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
28 |
College (Graduate) |
SC (Greenwood) |
SC (Columbia) |
2012 |
man to group |
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
115 |
He might woulda done some better if he'd stayed in school, but there ain't no work out there as it is. |
might |
would |
|
Male |
White |
50s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
man to family |
Spoken |
1.8 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
367 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
40 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
AR (Arkadelphia) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
1106 |
I think we will can pay the Rent this year at any time. |
will |
can |
|
Male |
White |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
Scotlnd (Unknown) |
1819 |
|
|
1.4 |
|
|
LAGS |
541 |
Might ought to be able.
|
might |
ought to |
|
Male |
White |
27 |
Graduate school (Master's degree) |
AL (Troy) |
AL (Troy) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
795 |
They shouldn’t otta done that. They shoulda known better. |
shouldn't |
ought to |
|
Male |
White |
16 |
College (Graduate) |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
1972 |
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1908 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
78 |
College (Some) |
SC (Lebanon) |
SC (Lebanon) |
1941 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
DiPaolo |
1325 |
Q: Can you read Hebrew? A: I might can even read this word |
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Unknown) |
TX (Austin) |
1980 |
man to man |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
2078 |
You might ought to call a locksmith. |
might |
ought to |
|
Male |
White |
44 |
Unknown |
LA (West Monroe) |
Television |
2013 |
friend to group |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1655 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
62 |
Until age 20 |
VA (Gholsonville) |
VA (Gholsonville) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Montgomery |
209 |
My father-in-law flies a lot and gets a lot of frequent flier miles. We might could drop him a hint, and he might would help us.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
24 |
Graduate school (Some) |
MS (Unknown) |
SC (Unknown) |
|
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
463 |
He might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
37 |
High school |
FL (Oxford) |
FL (Oxford) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
637 |
You used to could.
|
used to |
could |
|
Female |
White |
54 |
High school (Graduate) |
FL (Whitney) |
FL (Whitney) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1749 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
68 |
no information |
NC (Hollister) |
NC (Hollister) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
COCA |
1062 |
The question is whether or not the attorney general has said things in the past which would -- might could mitigate his objective ability to enforce the law, as he is charged to do as attorney... |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
50 |
College (Graduate, B.S. degree) |
NY (New York) |
Television |
2001 |
host to panelist |
Spoken |
1.6 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
1486 |
I think that we may should go ahead and do it, but what do you think? |
may |
should |
|
Female |
White |
28 |
Graduate school (Doctoral degree) |
TN (Seymour) |
TN (Seymour) |
2011 |
wife to husband |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1504 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
75 |
Until age 17; first learned English at school |
PA (Bethel Township) |
PA (Bethel Township) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mishoe |
51 |
I think I'm going to go home. I might will feel a little better if I lay down.
|
might |
will |
|
Female |
White |
20s |
Graduate school (Some) |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
female to group |
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
305 |
I might can fix it.
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
73 |
8th grade |
FL (Flemington) |
FL (Flemington) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
731 |
He said he may can have these by the first of the month. |
may |
can |
|
Male |
White |
29 |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
|
early 1970s |
acquaintance |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
Montgomery |
2022 |
One of our goals might ought to be to encourage non-member involvement. |
might |
ought to |
|
Male |
White |
22 |
College graduate |
|
SC (Columbia) |
1991 |
Acquaintance to acquaintances |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1598 |
may can |
may |
can |
|
Male |
White |
70 |
Until age 17 |
VA (King and Queen Courthouse) |
VA (King and Queen Courthouse) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1845 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
86 |
8th grade |
SC (Charleston) |
SC (Charleston) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Skipper |
147 |
I might would have put it under the TV. |
might |
would |
|
Male |
White |
21 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
399 |
I might could do it.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
68 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
GA (Rhine) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1008 |
Hopefully, before we're gone, we -- we might can make up for some of those wrongs we made along the way. |
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
68 |
High School |
TX (Vidor) |
Television |
1999 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
Coleman |
1132 |
He might’ve should’a gone anyway. |
might have |
should |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
LAMSAS |
1941 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
76 |
About 10 months |
GA (Sylvania) |
GA (Sylvania) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Boertien |
2147 |
mightn't shouldn't ought |
mightn't |
shouldn't |
ought |
Female |
White |
19 |
College Student |
TX (Dickenson) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2111 |
should SUBJECT might ought |
should |
might |
ought |
Female |
White |
21 |
College Student |
TX (Beaumont) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
2.0 |
Elicited |
|
LAMSAS |
1688 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
79 |
None |
NC (Old trap) |
NC (Old Trap) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1782 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Female |
White |
79 |
Little |
NC (Corinth Church) |
NC (Corinth Church) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Reed |
1447 |
Jeff wants to know if we might could have chicken tonight. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
28 |
Graduate school (Doctoral degree) |
TN (Sneedville) |
TN (Sneedville) |
2010 |
son to mother |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1537 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
76 |
Until age 12 or 14; off and on |
PA (Cannelton) |
PA (Cannelton) |
1940 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mishoe |
84 |
We might can keep a pet there. |
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
father to son |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
336 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
19 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
FL (Fort Meade) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
510 |
It might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
62 |
7th grade |
GA (Manor) |
GA (Statenville) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
764 |
.. might could ... |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
20s |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
early 1970s |
|
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1624 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
75 |
no information |
VA (Mills Swamp) |
VA (Mills Swamp) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1878 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
78 |
Country school |
SC (Patterson Mill) |
SC (Patterson Mill) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Skipper |
178 |
You may can study on the way down.
|
may |
can |
|
Male |
White |
21 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
432 |
You might could get a book.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
77 |
5th grade |
GA (Columbus) |
GA (Eelbeck) |
1976 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Elsman |
841 |
She might could offer her own two cents’ worth on accommodations and modifications or whatever.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
30s |
College (Graduate) |
SC (Unknown) |
SC (Columbia) |
2007 |
co-worker to co-worker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
606 |
Should ought to.
|
should |
ought to |
|
Male |
White |
58 |
Graduate school (Doctoral degree) |
LA (New Orleans) |
LA (New Orleans) |
1983 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1973 |
may can |
may |
can |
|
Female |
White |
65 |
Until age 14 |
GA (Bogart) |
GA (Bogart) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1720 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
61 |
Until age 20 |
NC (Friendship) |
NC (Friendship) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mishoe |
20 |
I wonder if he might would be interested in that? |
might |
would |
|
Male |
White |
20s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
man to man |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
700 |
Used to wouldn't have.
|
used to |
wouldn't |
|
Female |
White |
76 |
10th grade |
GA (Palmyra) |
GA (Leesburg) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
1477 |
We might could come. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
20s |
College (Graduate) |
Unknown |
SC (Columbia) |
2011 |
friend to group |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1814 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
16 |
High school student |
NC (Walnut) |
NC (Walnut) |
1936 |
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 |
|
Coleman |
1107 |
I should ought to go with him. |
should |
ought to |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
LAGS |
542 |
You might ought to go see about that.
|
might |
ought to |
|
Male |
White |
58 |
High school (Graduate) |
GA (Atlanta) |
GA (Atlanta) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
796 |
I don’t dare hit the traffic out here now cause I can’t hear or see as good as I useta could! |
used to |
could |
|
Male |
White |
|
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
early 1970s |
|
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1909 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
79 |
Until age 12-13 off and on |
SC (Anderson) |
SC (Anderson) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Reed |
2079 |
I may could sell that. |
may |
could |
|
Male |
White |
44 |
Unknown |
LA (West Monroe) |
Television |
2013 |
man to group |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1656 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
82 |
Illiterate |
VA (Stony Creek) |
VA (Stony Creek) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
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 |
|
LAGS |
464 |
Might could help.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
20 |
College (Junior at time of interview) |
TX (Edinburg) |
TX (Edinburg) |
1976 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DARE |
873 |
We might could come over to your house if the weather is nice. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
White |
35 |
Unknown |
FL (Pensacola) |
FL (Unknown) |
1966 |
|
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
638 |
We used to could get it here.
|
used to |
could |
|
Male |
White |
85 |
8th grade |
AR (Helena) |
AR (Rondo) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1750 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
59 |
Until age 15 |
NC (Darlington) |
NC (Darlington) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Reed |
1487 |
I think you might should move this paragraph down to here. |
might |
should |
|
Male |
White |
28 |
Graduate school (Doctoral degree) |
TN (Sneedville) |
SC (Columbia) |
2011 |
tutor to student |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1505 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
66 |
Until age 21 |
PA (Hanover) |
PA (Hanover) |
1940 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
Feagin |
732 |
They may not can get help on Saturday. |
may not |
can |
|
Male |
White |
65 |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
early 1970s |
acquaintance |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1599 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
44 |
College |
VA (West Point) |
VA (West Point) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1846 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
83 |
Grammar school |
SC (Charleston) |
SC (Charleston) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
400 |
I might could do it.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
67 |
10th grade |
GA (Pembroke) |
GA (Pembroke) |
1968 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
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 |
|
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 |
|
LAMSAS |
1942 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
88 |
Lessons at home and 6 months at school |
GA (Halcyon Dale) |
GA (Halcyon Dale) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Boertien |
2148 |
shouldn't ought |
shouldn't |
ought |
|
|
White |
19 |
College Student |
TX (Dickenson) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |