|
Jamaica |
1215 |
mait(a) kyan “may/might can” |
might |
can |
|
Unknown |
Black |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Jamaica (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reed |
1439 |
I might could do that next week, maybe by Tuesday. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
30 |
Graduate school (Doctoral degree) |
TN (Sneedville) |
SC (Columbia) |
2010 |
student to teacher |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
678 |
Used to could buy them anywhere.
|
used to |
could |
|
Female |
White |
78 |
High school |
GA (Macon) |
GA (Macon) |
1973 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1529 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
58 |
Until age 18 |
PA (Fairfield) |
PA (Fairfield) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Skipper |
172 |
I may can pick it all up Thursday morning. |
may |
can |
|
Female |
White |
21 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
915 |
He might be to go tomorrow.
|
might |
be to |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAGS |
426 |
I might could do that, too.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
80 |
4th grade |
LA (Olivier) |
LA (Olivier) |
1976 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1020 |
They might could; I'm not sure. But they might could. My father (would could) tell you some stori |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Unknown) |
TX (Austin) |
1981 |
Woman to woman |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
988 |
They mighta coulda moved it. or It mighta coulda been moved. |
might have |
could |
|
Male |
White |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1980 |
Man to woman |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
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 |
|
Mishoe |
15 |
I wonder if you may would help me. |
may |
would |
|
Female |
White |
30s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
daughter to mother |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
England |
998 |
I can’t run as I use to could. |
used to |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Warwickshire) |
|
|
|
1.3 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1872 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
78 |
Limited, local |
SC (Lykesland) |
SC (Lykesland) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
521 |
Might could see.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
33 |
College (4 years) |
GA (Colquitt) |
GA (Colquitt) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Boertien |
1289 |
I might could do that, couldn’t I? |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
21 |
College Student |
TX (Beaumont) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
2.8 |
Elicited |
|
Feagin |
775 |
She might could do that.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
70 |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Gadsden) |
early 1970s |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
269 |
Might can do it.
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
36 |
High school (Graduate) |
TN (Medon) |
TN (Jackson) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Hasty |
2134 |
You know what might could help that is losing some weight. |
might |
could |
|
|
|
|
Doctoral degree |
Unknown |
|
|
Physician to patient |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1966 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
80 |
9th grade |
GA (Delhi) |
GA (Delhi) |
1976 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
DiPaolo |
1381 |
Well, since you have this "L" to get in, you might can go on Monday and get it over with. |
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
|
friend to friend |
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
Elsman |
852 |
I mighta coulda done that. |
might have |
could |
|
Female |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
2007 |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1713 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
74 |
None, illiterate |
NC (Shelmerdine) |
NC (Shelmerdine) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mishoe |
111 |
We might will see some action now because the 15 car with Morgan Shepard is making his move in turn number four. |
might |
will |
|
Male |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
ESPN announcer at NASCAR race |
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
363 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
65 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
LA (Little Bayou Black) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
England |
1168 |
I can’t play on Friday. I work late. I might could get it changed though. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Newcastle) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
617 |
Used to couldn't raise nothing on that soil. |
used to |
couldn't |
|
Female |
Black |
65 |
8th grade |
TN (Covington) |
TN (Covington) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
1470 |
We may should go easy on the defensive drill. We gotta rest their legs. |
may |
should |
|
Male |
White |
29 |
Graduate school (Doctoral degree) |
TN (Sneedville) |
SC (Columbia) |
2012 |
friend to friend |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1807 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
66 |
Irregular; until age 16 |
NC (Green Valley) |
NC (Green Valley) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Harris |
1234 |
We might could take ’em swimmin’ tomorrow in Gatlinburg. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
TN (Unknown) |
|
One mother to another re: disappointed children and a closed motel pool. |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
711 |
People used to would do that.
|
used to |
would |
|
Male |
Black |
77 |
High school |
MS (Pontotoc) |
MS (Pontotoc) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1562 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
78 |
From ages 8 to 11 |
MD (Ritchie) |
MD (Ritchie) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Montgomery |
205 |
I may not even can get out of the parking lot. |
may not |
can |
|
Male |
White |
50 |
Graduate school (Master's degree) |
SC (Unknown) |
SC (Unknown) |
|
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
948 |
He’ll can do it, will he no? |
will |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAGS |
459 |
You might could have helped.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
82 |
8th grade |
AR (Melbourne) |
AR (Melbourne) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1902 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
73 |
Common schools |
SC (Newberry) |
SC (Newberry) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Reed |
2072 |
You might should've researched some. |
might |
should |
|
Female |
White |
63 |
Unknown |
LA (Vivian) |
Television |
2013 |
mother to son |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1649 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
62 |
Until age 13 or 14 |
VA (Concord Church) |
VA (Concord Church) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mishoe |
47 |
It might coulda been a whole lot worse.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
20s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
female to male |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Coleman |
1118 |
He may ought to go before too long. |
may |
ought to |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
LAGS |
553 |
I might would use 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 |
|
Feagin |
2018 |
I can’t do those things like I useta could. |
used to |
could |
|
Female |
White |
30s |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
early 1970s |
|
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
301 |
I might can tell you.
|
might |
can |
|
Female |
White |
44 |
11th grade |
GA (Marietta) |
GA (Marietta) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1743 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
67 |
Very little |
NC (Macedonia Church) |
NC (Macedonia Church) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Peterkin |
1199 |
He might would send July back home.
|
might |
would |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
DiPaolo |
1427 |
He mighta should've gotten home by now. |
might have |
should |
|
Female |
White |
63 |
High School |
TX (Lamesa) |
TX (Lamesa) |
|
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
DiPaolo |
1414 |
may used to |
may |
used to |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Foxfire |
884 |
Let me see one more time. I might can do it.
|
might |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
GA (northeast) |
|
1970 |
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
Skipper |
143 |
Let's try that. It might would work. |
might |
would |
|
Male |
White |
25 |
Graduate school (Some) |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
395 |
I might could do it.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
81 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TN (Wartburg) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
649 |
I used to could just eat almost anything.
|
used to |
could |
|
Female |
Black |
72 |
9th grade |
AL (Selma) |
AL (Selma) |
1978 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Montgomery |
2015 |
Ken Passman may could. |
may |
could |
|
|
White |
|
College graduate |
Unknown |
SC (Columbia) |
1994 |
Stranger to stranger |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1592 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
74 |
None |
VA (Corotoman) |
VA (Corotoman) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Scotland |
965 |
Baith you and her will can spare some o’ the cost. |
will |
can |
|
Male |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Ayrshire) |
1822 |
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1839 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
58 |
3rd grade |
SC (Hell Hole) |
SC (Hell Hole) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mashburn |
1256 |
He might ought to see you today.
|
might |
ought to |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
GA (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Feagin |
743 |
You could check on down the mall. You might could find it.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
early 1970s |
stranger |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Montgomery |
237 |
Dena Dalton handles those accounts. I might could help you but I would rather have her call you. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
491 |
I might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
59 |
6th grade |
MS (Lorman) |
MS (Lorman) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1934 |
might can |
might |
can |
|
Female |
White |
70 |
8th grade |
GA (Glennville) |
GA (Glennville) |
1972 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
DiPaolo |
1351 |
You might oughta take your good skis. |
might |
ought to |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1982 |
man to group (friends) |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Boertien |
2101 |
shouldn't SUBJECT ought |
shouldn't |
ought |
|
Female |
White |
21 |
College Student |
TX (Beaumont) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
2.0 |
Elicited |
|
Elsman |
820 |
It might would've come back to you and you would've tried it. |
might |
would |
|
Female |
White |
30s |
College (Graduate) |
SC (Unknown) |
SC (Columbia) |
2007 |
co-worker to co-worker |
Spoken |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1681 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
77 |
A little |
VA (Meadowview) |
VA (Meadowview) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mishoe |
79 |
She might can wear it if she fixes the belt. |
might |
can |
|
Female |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
female to family |
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
331 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
Black |
47 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
GA (Valdosta) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Dumas |
1138 |
We may can do it better. |
may |
can |
|
Male |
White |
52 |
Unknown |
AR (Unknown) |
AR (Unknown) |
1987 |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
|
|
LAGS |
585 |
Might would say.
|
might |
would |
|
Male |
White |
44 |
12th grade |
MS (Bogue Chitto) |
MS (Bogue Chitto) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1775 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
49 |
Until age 20 |
NC (Yanceyville) |
NC (Yanceyville) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
COCA |
1076 |
And, I thought, well, and when me and my friend had talked about it, we thought we might- could get a job. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
28 |
College (Graduate, B.S. degree) |
AR (Lonoke) |
Television |
1994 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
1440 |
Harry said he might could fix the car. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
85 |
College (Graduate) |
TN (Sneedville) |
TN (Sneedville) |
2010 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Elicited |
|
LAGS |
679 |
I used to could play.
|
used to |
could |
|
Male |
White |
80 |
8th grade |
GA (St. Marys) |
GA (St. Marys) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1530 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
59 |
Until age 17 |
PA (Oak Grove) |
PA (Oak Grove) |
1940 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Skipper |
173 |
He might probably can find somebody to fix it. |
might |
can |
|
Female |
White |
44 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
427 |
I might could do this.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
50 |
College (Graduate, B.S. degree) |
TN (LaFollette) |
TN (LaFollette) |
1972 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
England |
2041 |
Na mare saltow ham con rede þen sternes of heyuen.
|
sal |
con |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England |
14th century |
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1618 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
70 |
3 years |
VA (Beach) |
VA (Beach) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mishoe |
16 |
We have everything you might could need right here. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
30s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
clerk to customer |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
England |
999 |
I can’t do it now like I used to could. |
used to |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Oxfordshire) |
|
|
|
1.3 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1873 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Female |
White |
78 |
Limited, local |
SC (Lykesland) |
SC (Lykesland) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
522 |
Might could sleep on it.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
68 |
High school |
AR (El Dorado) |
AR (El Dorado) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Boertien |
1290 |
Might ought you to’ve done that? |
might |
ought to |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
2.0 |
Elicited |
|
Feagin |
776 |
If ... we might could abbreviate it. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
|
Unknown |
VA (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
early 1970s |
|
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
270 |
Might can do it.
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
Black |
67 |
4th grade |
LA (Zachary) |
LA (Zachary) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1967 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
48 |
no information |
GA (Greensboro) |
GA (Greensboro) |
1965 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
DiPaolo |
1382 |
Uh. They must.. I just don't know, you know. Uh. You might ask (woman's name) that. She might can tell you because she goes to school here |
might |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Henderson) |
|
person to woman |
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
Elsman |
853 |
... anything that looks like we might need it, we might better put aside ...
|
might |
better |
|
Female |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
2007 |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1714 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
53 |
High school (Some) |
NC (Winterville P.O.) |
NC (Winterville P.O.) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mishoe |
112 |
We wanted to come and we might possibly could have, but like everybody else, we got money worries. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
50s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
aunt to niece |
Spoken |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
364 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
35 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
AR (Lafferty) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
England |
1169 |
The girls usually make me some [toasted sandwiches], but they mustn’t could have made any today. |
must |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Newcastle) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
618 |
I used to couldn't stand something like that.
|
used to |
couldn't |
|
Female |
Black |
63 |
High school |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (San Antonio) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
1471 |
Coach, do you think we might could scrimmage today?
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
12 |
Middle School (Student) |
SC (Columbia) |
SC (Columbia) |
2012 |
player to coach |
Spoken |
2.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1808 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
64 |
Very little |
NC (Kings Creek) |
NC (Kings Creek) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Reed |
1090 |
You mighta coulda just got the socket, but they're hard to find. |
might have |
could |
|
Male |
White |
35 |
High school (Graduate) |
TN (Sneedville) |
TN (Sneedville) |
2012 |
man to woman |
Spoken |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
712 |
Well, they used to would refer to that.
|
used to |
would |
|
Male |
Black |
77 |
High school |
MS (Pontotoc) |
MS (Pontotoc) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1563 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
38 |
Until age 22 |
MD (Aquasco) |
MD (Aquasco) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Montgomery |
206 |
That would account for why I may didn't know it then. |
may |
didn't |
|
Male |
White |
40 |
Graduate school (Doctoral degree) |
FL (Unknown) |
SC (Unknown) |
|
SC State Administrator to unknown |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
949 |
He’ll can do it, can he no? |
will |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
|
|
LAGS |
460 |
Might could have offered some assistance.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
37 |
11th grade |
TX (Harmony) |
TX (Harmony) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1903 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
94 |
None |
SC (Newberry) |
SC (Newberry) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|