|
LAMSAS |
1798 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Female |
White |
86 |
A few years |
NC (Boonville) |
NC (Boonville) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
COCA |
1085 |
I could see what might could be slightly objectionable to some people. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
GA (Atlanta) |
Newspaper |
1993 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
1463 |
Do you think we might should tell him ourselves? |
might |
should |
|
Female |
White |
85 |
College (Graduate) |
TN (Sneedville) |
TN (Sneedville) |
2010 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
2.4 |
Elicited |
|
Montgomery |
188 |
Q: Can you give me the amounts? A: I might can give you the original amounts. |
might |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
702 |
She used to wouldn't be afraid. |
used to |
wouldn't |
|
Male |
Black |
90 |
Less than 1 term school; illiterate |
FL (Shady Grove) |
FL (Shady Grove) |
1976 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1553 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Female |
White |
68 |
Until age 17 |
MD (Deal Island) |
MD (Deal Island) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
442 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
24 |
Graduate school (at time of interview; Emory University) |
TN (Chattanooga) |
TN (Chattanooga) |
1978 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
939 |
He shouldnae can come. |
shouldnae |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1894 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
75 |
Illiterate |
SC (Armenia) |
SC (Armenia) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mishoe |
31 |
If you follow this map carefully, you might can get there with the rest of us. |
might |
can |
|
Female |
White |
50s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
professor to student |
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1641 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
67 |
VA (Until age) |
VA (Throck) |
VA (Throck) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Coleman |
1110 |
John may might help out with the party.
|
may |
might |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
LAGS |
545 |
Might should have.
|
might |
should |
|
Male |
White |
76 |
6th grade |
GA (Decatur County) |
GA (Calvary) |
1970 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1313 |
If you might could find a room that no one else is using at that time.
|
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1980 |
secretary to instructor |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
285 |
Might can.
|
might |
can |
|
Female |
White |
55 |
College |
GA (Newnan) |
GA (Newnan) |
1976 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
799 |
My husband useta could play one of those things. |
used to |
could |
|
Female |
White |
61 |
8th grade |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
1972 |
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1735 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
68 |
Until age 16 |
NC (Turkey) |
NC (Turkey) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1990 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
85 |
College (Some) |
FL (Jacksonville) |
FL (Jacksonville) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
DiPaolo |
1406 |
Well, he could might do it. |
could |
might |
|
Female |
White |
unknown |
Graduate |
TX (Tyler) |
TX (Austin) |
|
teacher to student |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
135 |
I kinda wanted to go to Sears, if you have a few minutes and might wouldn't mind driving me. |
might |
wouldn't |
|
Female |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
woman to daughter-in-law |
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
379 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
17 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (San Antonio) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Barrick |
876 |
You won’t can go. |
will |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
PN (Cumberland County) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Brandstetter |
1192 |
They might couldn’t adapt it for use in their classes. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
TN (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
LAGS |
641 |
I used to could.
|
used to |
could |
|
Female |
White |
71 |
10th grade |
FL (Rockmart) |
FL (Rockmart) |
1973 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Montgomery |
2007 |
I'll tell you someone who might could help you. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
55 |
College (Some) |
TN (Jefferson County) |
TN (Knoxville) |
1994 |
Friend |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1584 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
73 |
A few days for a few years |
VA (Rectory, Aquia Dist.) |
VA (Rectory, Aquia Dist.) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
957 |
They hæna cuid geate eane [=They have not been able to get one]. |
have |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (southern) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1831 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
60 |
A little |
SC (Hemingway) |
SC (Hemingway) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mashburn |
1248 |
He might can see you today. |
might |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
GA (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Montgomery |
221 |
The only thing I might would have like that is an egg-shell mattress. |
might |
would |
|
Male |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.6 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
735 |
If they’re not too busy, I might can. |
might |
can |
|
Female |
White |
30s |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
|
early 1970s |
acquaintance |
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
475 |
I might could help you.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
76 |
High school (2 years) |
TN (Lynnville) |
TN (Lynnville) |
1973 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1926 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
57 |
Business college |
GA (St. Simons Island) |
GA (St. Simons Island) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
DiPaolo |
1343 |
That room has two beds. Now I don't know that they might would let you use that little refrigerator, but you have to check with them. |
might |
would |
|
Female |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1979 |
woman to woman |
Spoken |
1.8 |
Naturalistic |
|
Boertien |
2095 |
That I might could have done that yesterday surprised me. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
30 |
College Student |
TX (Beaumont) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Mishoe |
63 |
I'll tell you what we might should do. |
might |
should |
|
Female |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
sister to sister |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1012 |
Research from the University of Rochester suggests the blue dye such as the stuff that's used in M&Ms may could help, perhaps, prevent paralysis. |
may |
could |
|
Male |
White |
58 |
College (Graduate, B.S. degree) |
IL (Lansing) |
Television |
2009 |
broadcaster to audience |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1673 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
79 |
Reads little; can't write |
VA (Floyd P.O.) |
VA (Floyd P.O.) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Coleman |
1135 |
He may should have gone. |
may |
should |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
LAGS |
577 |
I might would say that.
|
might |
would |
|
Male |
White |
50 |
College |
GA (Waycross) |
GA (Waycross) |
1979 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
317 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
71 |
10th grade |
GA (Walton Co.) |
GA (Monroe) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1767 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
77 |
Illiterate |
NC (Oxford P.O.) |
NC (Oxford P.O.) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
COCA |
1072 |
Actually we might could have, because over the years we've been such good customers for Discover that they've kept raising our limit as we've kept approaching it. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Story |
1996 |
interior monologue |
Written |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
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 |
|
LAGS |
671 |
Used to could.
|
used to |
could |
|
Male |
White |
45 |
High school |
AR (Lake Village) |
AR (Lake Village) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1522 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
40 |
Until age 19 |
PA (Independence) |
PA (Independence) |
1940 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Skipper |
159 |
We might shouldn't have done it last night.
|
might |
shouldn't |
|
Male |
White |
21 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
411 |
I might could do it.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
67 |
8th grade |
LA (Provencal) |
LA (Provencal) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
908 |
He would could do it if he tried. |
would |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Reed |
2040 |
If that comes in a can, I might could do it. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
55 |
College (Graduate) |
TN (Farragut) |
TN (Seymour) |
2012 |
woman to family |
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1610 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Female |
White |
107 |
No education |
VA (Messick) |
Messick VA |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
England |
990 |
He used couldn’t. |
used to |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Warwick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1864 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
70 |
Sunday school |
SC (Hartsville) |
SC (Hartsville) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
513 |
Might could put.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
80 |
Less than 7th grade |
AL (Abercrombie) |
AL (Duncanville) |
1978 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
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 |
|
LAGS |
253 |
I may not ought to say it. |
may not |
ought to |
|
Male |
Black |
82 |
7th grade |
MS (Holly Springs) |
MS (Holly Springs) |
1974 |
male to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
767 |
And you might could tell her you hadn’t been gettin’ one. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
26 |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
early 1970s |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1958 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
75 |
High school |
GA (Fort Valley) |
GA (Fort Valley) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
DiPaolo |
1373 |
If you can think of someone you might can sell some to... |
might |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1979 |
volunteer to person |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
95 |
Well, I don't know. He might not mind, but then again he might would. |
might |
would |
|
Female |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
secretary to professor |
Spoken |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
347 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
88 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
FL (Laurel Hill) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Elsman |
844 |
We might could do a cognitive lab at the end. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
30s |
Graduate school (Master's degree) |
Unknown |
SC (Columbia) |
2007 |
supervisor to subordinates |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1705 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
39 |
Until age 17 |
NC (Tiny Oak) |
NC (Tiny Oak) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
1160 |
Did they use to would drink black coffee late at night? |
used to |
would |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
|
|
|
2.0 |
|
|
LAGS |
609 |
Shouldn't ought to.
|
shouldn't |
ought to |
|
Female |
White |
42 |
College |
TX (Nacogdoches) |
TX (Nacogdoches) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1799 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
41 |
2 years |
NC (Tobaccoville) |
NC (Tobaccoville) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
F&B |
1230 |
These supporting ideas may could have been put into separate paragraphs. |
may |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
College (Student at time of interview) |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
|
Unknown |
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
Montgomery |
189 |
You might ought to go ahead [and use the printers] |
might |
ought to |
|
Male |
White |
55 |
Graduate school (Doctoral degree) |
TN (Unknown) |
SC (Unknown) |
|
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
703 |
He used to wouldn't.
|
used to |
wouldn't |
|
Female |
Black |
65 |
8th grade |
TN (Covington) |
TN (Covington) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1554 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
42 |
Until age 14 |
MD (Wellington) |
MD (Wellington) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
443 |
You might could have.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
77 |
College (1 year) |
GA (Lamar County) |
GA (Barnsville) |
1972 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
940 |
He should no can come. |
should no |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1895 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
75 |
7-8 years |
SC (Chester) |
SC (Chester) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mishoe |
32 |
Could I might possibly bother you for a minute? |
could |
might |
|
Female |
White |
40s |
Graduate school (Some) |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
student to student |
Spoken |
2.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1642 |
may can |
may |
can |
|
Female |
White |
67 |
Until age 12 |
VA (Throck) |
VA (Throck) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Coleman |
1111 |
I might may go to Winston-Salem.
|
might |
may |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
LAGS |
546 |
We might should.
|
might |
should |
|
Female |
White |
63 |
High school |
GA (Sardis) |
GA (Hartwell) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1314 |
We might could work on it. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1980 |
secretary to instructor |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
286 |
Might can.
|
might |
can |
|
Female |
White |
62 |
5th grade |
GA (6 miles from Milledgeville) |
GA (Milledgeville) |
1970 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
800 |
I could, useta could make the icin’, but I can’t stand up. |
used to |
could |
|
Female |
White |
78 |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
1972 |
|
Spoken |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1736 |
might can |
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
68 |
Until age 16 |
NC (Turkey) |
NC (Turkey) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1991 |
may can |
may |
can |
|
Male |
White |
85 |
College (Some) |
FL (Jacksonville) |
FL (Jacksonville) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
DiPaolo |
1407 |
Land may need not be paid for |
may |
need |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1981 |
ad |
Written |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
134 |
Supper may will get cold before you finish playing with your building blocks. |
may |
will |
|
Female |
White |
60s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
grandmother to grandson |
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
380 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
53 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Falfurrias) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
DARE |
877 |
[Do you think you’ll go?] Might could. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
CO (Unknown) |
1967 |
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Brandstetter |
1193 |
She might would like those, and he might, too. |
might |
would |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
TN (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.1 |
Elicited |
|
LAGS |
642 |
I used to could.
|
used to |
could |
|
Female |
Black |
70 |
9th grade |
GA (Cordele) |
GA (Cordele) |
1976 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Montgomery |
2008 |
If she can't give you the name, she might can tell you where to look. |
might |
can |
|
Female |
White |
55 |
College (Some) |
TN (Jefferson County) |
TN (Knoxville) |
1994 |
Friend |
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1585 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
71 |
Private tutor |
VA (Aquia Church) |
VA (Aquia Church) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
1244 |
If wey hæd cuid cum ... |
had |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (southern) |
|
|
|
1.2 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1832 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
60 |
A little |
SC (Hemingway) |
SC (Hemingway) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mashburn |
1249 |
He may can see you today. |
may |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
GA (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Montgomery |
222 |
Do you think we could get by with that? Then we might could do that. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
65 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
736 |
They might can get more time. |
might |
can |
|
Female |
White |
30s |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
|
early 1970s |
acquaintance |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
476 |
I might could help you.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
55 |
8th grade |
AL (Lauderdale County) |
AL (Killen) |
1972 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1927 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
60 |
High school |
GA (St. Simons Island) |
GA (St. Simons Island) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
DiPaolo |
1344 |
I might would come by. |
might |
would |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Leander) |
TX (Austin, on phone) |
1981 |
man to group |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
64 |
We need something we might would turn into something. |
might |
should |
|
Male |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
husband to wife |
Spoken |
1.6 |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1013 |
I think because it's an election year we may actually address education, energy and crime and this may- could very well wind up being a better year than last year
Primary tabs |
may |
could |
|
Male |
White |
51 |
Graduate school (Law degree) |
MS (Grenada) |
Television |
1992 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |