|
Jamaica |
1224 |
mos(a) kyan “may/might must” |
must |
can |
|
Unknown |
Black |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Jamaica (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1543 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
82 |
Little education |
DE (Milford Neck) |
DE (Milford Neck) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
929 |
I'd like to could do that. |
would |
like to |
could |
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
England |
2052 |
Thou schalt mowe senden hire a lettre.
|
schalt |
mowe |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England |
c1390 |
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1630 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
18 |
College student |
VA (Back Bay) |
VA (Back Bay) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1885 |
might could |
might |
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 |
1980 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
53 |
Graduate School (some) |
GA (Atlanta) |
GA (Atlanta) |
1970 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1574 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
77 |
1 year |
VA (Colchester) |
VA (Colchester) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1821 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
71 |
None |
NC (Highlands) |
NC (Highlands) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1916 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
90 |
Private governess, some public school |
GA (Savannah) |
SC (Savannah) |
1946 |
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 |
1512 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
72 |
Until age 14 |
PA (Kuhnsville/Chapmans) |
PA (Kuhnsville/Chapmans) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Park |
898 |
I might can. |
might |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
TX (Unknown) |
|
1940 |
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1604 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
79 |
no information |
VA (Winter Harbor) |
VA (Winter Harbor) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
England |
979 |
They’ll not can get any food. |
will no |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Durham) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1853 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
51 |
College (Some) |
SC (Walterboro) |
SC (Walterboro) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Cunningham |
1270 |
I probably may will go there tomorrow. |
may |
will |
|
Unknown |
Black |
|
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
SC (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1948 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
61 |
Hood's Chapel School |
GA (Augusta) |
GA (Augusta) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1695 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
74 |
2 months |
NC (Trapp) |
NC (Trapp) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
1150 |
You might should claim your expenses. |
might |
should |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1789 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
82 |
no information |
NC (New Salem School) |
NC (New Salem School) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1544 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
70 |
None |
DE (Newfound) |
DE (Newfound) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
930 |
He's bound to could do that. |
bound to |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1631 |
might can |
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
18 |
College student |
VA (Back Bay) |
VA (Back Bay) |
1936 |
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 |
1726 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
45 |
Until age 21 |
NC (Harris Creek) |
NC (Harris Creek) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1981 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
79 |
no information |
GA (Gainesville) |
GA (Gainesville) |
1966 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1575 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
73 |
None |
VA (Lovettsville) |
VA (Lovettsville) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1822 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
83 |
Illiterate |
NC (Beaverdam) |
NC (Beaverdam) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1917 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
67 |
3 weeks |
GA (Lanier) |
GA (Lanier) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1664 |
might can |
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
53 |
Little |
VA (Whistle Creek) |
VA (Whistle Creek) |
1933 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1758 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
44 |
Not much |
NC (Erwin) |
NC (Erwin) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1513 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
75 |
Off and on until age 18 |
PA (Long Meadow/Dingman's Ferry) |
PA (Long Meadow/Dingman's Ferry) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Park |
899 |
I might could. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
TX (Unknown) |
|
1940 |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
|
|
England |
980 |
I haven’t could get across the doors. |
haven't |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Durham) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1854 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
83 |
3rd grade |
SC (Colston) |
SC (Colston) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Cunningham |
1271 |
I probably may could get them in quicker.
|
may |
could |
|
Unknown |
Black |
|
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
SC (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1949 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
Black |
48 |
9 years |
GA (Louisville) |
GA (Louisville) |
1976 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1696 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
43 |
Until age 18 |
NC (Askewville) |
NC (Askewville) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
1151 |
He might no could do it. |
might no |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1790 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
42 |
Until age 18 |
NC (Wingate) |
NC (Wingate) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Jamaica |
1225 |
wuda mos hafi “would must must”
|
would |
must |
hafi (=have to, must) |
Unknown |
Black |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Jamaica (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1545 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
53 |
Until age 14 |
DE (Sandy Landing) |
DE (Sandy Landing) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
931 |
He will can do it.
|
will |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
England |
2054 |
for he shal mowe shewe be experience th’entente of his good will (OED).
|
shal |
mowe |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England |
1402 |
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1632 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
80 |
Very little |
VA (Hadensville) |
VA (Hadensville) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1887 |
may can |
may |
can |
|
Male |
White |
63 |
3-4 years |
SC (Philipps Church) |
SC (Philipps Church) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|