|
LAMSAS |
1564 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
68 |
4th grade |
MD (Shady Side) |
MD (Shady Side) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1713 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
74 |
None, illiterate |
NC (Shelmerdine) |
NC (Shelmerdine) |
1936 |
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 |
|
|
|
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 |
1873 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Female |
White |
78 |
Limited, local |
SC (Lykesland) |
SC (Lykesland) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1566 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
83 |
None |
MD (Three Notch Road, Ridge) |
MD (Three Notch Road, Ridge) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1777 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
83 |
6 months total |
NC (Guilford College) |
NC (Guilford College) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1809 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
75 |
Illiterate |
NC (Warlick) |
NC (Warlick) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1595 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
73 |
Illiterate |
VA (Brays) |
VA (Brays) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1620 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Female |
White |
73 |
15 months |
VA (Dewitt) |
VA (Dewitt) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1747 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
89 |
no information |
NC (Conway P.O.) |
NC (Conway P.O.) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1685 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
65 |
Until age 15 |
NC (Point Harbor) |
NC (Point Harbor) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1779 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Female |
White |
76 |
Very little |
NC (Sophia) |
NC (Sophia) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1811 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
84 |
None |
NC (Rock Creek) |
NC (Rock Creek) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1654 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
82 |
None |
VA (Ebony P.O.) |
VA (Ebony P.O.) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1686 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
41 |
Until age 16 |
NC (Moyock) |
NC (Moyock) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1813 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Female |
White |
57 |
Very little |
NC (Friendship Church) |
NC (Friendship Church) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1538 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
80 |
None |
WV (Hanging Rock) |
WV (Hanging Rock) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1749 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
68 |
no information |
NC (Hollister) |
NC (Hollister) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1940 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
69 |
About 18 months |
GA (Rincon) |
GA (Rincon) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1781 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
52 |
Until age 18 |
NC (Thomasville) |
NC (Thomasville) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1719 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
71 |
Illiterate |
NC (Chinquapin P.O.) |
NC (Chinquapin P.O.) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1539 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
72 |
Illiterate |
WV (Swedeland) |
WV (Swedeland) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1656 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
82 |
Illiterate |
VA (Stony Creek) |
VA (Stony Creek) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
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 |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1624 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
75 |
no information |
VA (Mills Swamp) |
VA (Mills Swamp) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1540 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
63 |
Four months only at age 14 or 15 |
WV (Panther) |
WV (Panther) |
1940 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1657 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
62 |
Short terms until 17-18 |
VA (Browntown) |
VA (Browntown) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1751 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
73 |
Illiterate |
NC (Rocky Mount P.O.) |
NC (Rocky Mount P.O.) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1784 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Female |
White |
76 |
Very little |
NC (Black Ankle) |
NC (Black Ankle) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1626 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
75 |
Very little |
VA (Drewryville) |
VA (Drewryville) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1659 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
73 |
Illiterate |
VA (Shiflett Hollow) |
VA (Shiflett Hollow) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1753 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Female |
White |
68 |
Very little |
NC (Black Creek P.O.) |
NC (Black Creek P.O.) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1723 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
69 |
About 12 months total |
NC (Roe) |
NC (Roe) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1850 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Female |
White |
70 |
Until age 16 |
SC (Byrd Station) |
SC (Byrd Station) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1628 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
76 |
Very little |
VA (Holland) |
VA (Holland) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1572 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
87 |
2-3 years |
MD (Gallant Green) |
MD (Gallant Green) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1819 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
77 |
A little |
NC (Bryson City) |
NC (Bryson City) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1787 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Female |
White |
77 |
Learned to read at home |
NC (Forestville Church) |
NC (Forestville Church) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1629 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Female |
White |
81 |
3 years |
VA (Back Bay) |
VA (Back Bay) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1603 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Female |
White |
61 |
From ages 6 to 15 |
VA (Friends Church) |
VA (Friends Church) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1694 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Female |
White |
74 |
2 months |
NC (Trapp) |
NC (Trapp) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1663 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
53 |
Little |
VA (Whistle Creek) |
VA (Whistle Creek) |
1933 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1757 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Female |
White |
80 |
Until age 15 |
NC (Manchester) |
NC (Manchester) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1886 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
63 |
3-4 years |
SC (Philipps Church) |
SC (Philipps Church) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1725 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Female |
White |
71 |
Very little |
NC (Grants Creek) |
NC (Grants Creek) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1727 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
68 |
no information |
NC (Canetuck) |
NC (Canetuck) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1759 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
77 |
3 years |
NC (Nashville) |
NC (Nashville) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1605 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Female |
Black |
75 |
Illiterate |
VA (Holdcroft) |
VA (Holdcroft) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1983 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
85 |
Very little |
GA (Lonesome Cove) |
GA (Lonesome Cove) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1549 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
69 |
Very little |
MD (Tilghman Island) |
MD (Tilghman Island) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1666 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Female |
White |
77 |
1 year |
VA (Dutch Creek) |
VA (Dutch Creek) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1760 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
76 |
3 months total |
NC (Nashville) |
NC (Nashville) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1729 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
75 |
no information |
NC (Whiskey Creek) |
NC (Whiskey Creek) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1550 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
58 |
Until age 20 |
MD (Salem) |
MD (Salem) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1920 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
80 |
Until age 12 or 13 |
GA (Flemington) |
GA (Flemington) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1667 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
55 |
Until age 16 |
VA (Nellysford) |
VA (Nellysford) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1635 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Female |
White |
61 |
Private teacher |
VA (Mt. Tabor) |
VA (Mt. Tabor) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1551 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
73 |
Two or three weeks |
MD (Mt. Pleasant) |
MD (Mt. Pleasant) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1668 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Female |
White |
83 |
1 year |
VA (Battery Creek) |
VA (Battery Creek) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1700 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
71 |
Very little |
NC (Alligator Township) |
NC (Alligator Township) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1794 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
81 |
18 days |
NC (Danbury) |
NC (Danbury) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1636 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
86 |
no information |
VA (Cumberland Courthouse) |
VA (Cumberland Courthouse) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Nagle |
1141 |
þat hie healfre geweald wið Eotena bearn agan moston. “That they might own an equal share with the sons of the Geats.” |
moston (=must, might) |
agan (=own, owe, ought to) |
|
Male |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Unknown) |
c1000 |
|
Written |
|
|
|
England |
1143 |
þeah we hine for þam alwaldan agan ne moston. “Though we might not hold it against the all-powerful.”
|
moston (=must, might) |
agan (=own, owe, ought to) |
|
Male |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Unknown) |
c1000 |
|
Written |
|
|
|
Scotland |
935 |
He mightnae could have done it. |
mightnae |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
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 |
2146 |
mightn't ought |
mightn't |
ought |
|
Female |
White |
19 |
College Student |
TX (Dickenson) |
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 |
1286 |
Mightn’t we oughta do that? |
mightn't |
ought to |
|
Female |
White |
19 |
College Student |
TX (Dickenson) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
2.0 |
Elicited |
|
DiPaolo |
1422 |
You mightn't oughtn't drink orange juice when you take aspirin. |
mightn't |
oughtn't |
|
Male |
White |
50 |
Some college |
TX (Lamesa) |
TX (Lamesa) |
|
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
Boertien |
2121 |
mightn't ought |
mightn't |
ought |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2140 |
mightn't ought |
mightn't |
ought |
|
Female |
White |
32 |
College Student |
TX (Matagorda City) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
DiPaolo |
1428 |
He might've used to sing for the ... |
might've |
used to |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1980 |
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Coleman |
1131 |
Mrs. Jones might’ve could’a told you. |
might've |
could |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
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 |
|
Boertien |
2142 |
might not ought |
might not |
ought |
|
Female |
White |
19 |
College Student |
TX (Dickenson) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
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 |
2143 |
might not could |
might not |
could |
|
Female |
White |
19 |
College Student |
TX (Dickenson) |
TX (U |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2144 |
might not should |
might not |
should |
|
Female |
White |
19 |
College Student |
TX (Dickenson) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2145 |
might not should ought |
might not |
should |
ought |
Female |
White |
19 |
College Student |
TX (Dickenson) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
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 |
|
Boertien |
1285 |
might not ought |
might not |
ought |
|
Female |
White |
21 |
College Student |
TX (Beaumont) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
Reed |
1073 |
You might not can if you keep asking. |
might not |
can |
|
Female |
White |
50s |
High school (Graduate) |
TN (Loudon) |
TN (Seymour) |
2012 |
woman to grandson |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Boertien |
2129 |
might not ought |
might not |
ought |
|
Female |
White |
32 |
College Student |
TX (Matagorda City) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2096 |
might not should |
might not |
should |
|
Female |
White |
21 |
College Student |
TX (Beaumont) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2097 |
might not would |
might not |
would |
|
Female |
White |
21 |
College Student |
TX (Beaumont) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
DARE |
881 |
People probably might not could tell. |
might not |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
MS (native, WI resident) |
WI (Unknown) |
2003 |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1379 |
We can do without all the oil from Iran, but we might not can do without all the stuff from Japan. |
might not |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1979 |
friend to friend |
Spoken |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1424 |
I don't hear too well. I thought maybe I better put it on, or I might not could understand you. |
might not |
could |
|
Female |
White |
68 |
High School |
TX (Henderson) |
TX (Henderson,) |
1980 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
Boertien |
2099 |
might not had ought |
might not |
had |
ought |
Female |
White |
21 |
College Student |
TX (Beaumont) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
Elsman |
822 |
I figured she might not would tell me about it ... |
might not |
would |
|
Female |
White |
30s |
College (Graduate) |
SC (Unknown) |
SC (Columbia) |
2007 |
co-worker to co-worker |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
Skipper |
146 |
They might not could have gone over the state line to get her. |
might not |
could |
|
Male |
White |
25 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1385 |
They've got two hurdles they've got to hop. One is they've got to, to uh get by the city. Second they gotta get by the federal government on their allocation. They might not can get... |
might not |
can |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin, television) |
1979 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
538 |
I figured I might not ought to.
|
might not |
ought to |
|
Male |
White |
75 |
7-8 years of school |
GA (Miller County) |
GA (Colquitt) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
Elsman |
825 |
All third graders might not ... would have as much as fourth grade. |
might not |
would |
|
Female |
White |
30s |
College (Graduate) |
SC (Unknown) |
SC (Columbia) |
2007 |
employee to coworkers and supervisors |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Boertien |
2108 |
might not ought |
might not |
ought |
|
Female |
White |
21 |
College Student |
TX (Beaumont) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |