|
LAMSAS |
1722 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
51 |
High school |
NC (Trenton P.O.) |
NC (Trenton P.O.) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
372 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
42 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Nacogdoches) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
England |
1177 |
[Q: Can you tell me the lengths and prices of the pieces of leather again?] A: You’ll not can remember them. They’re all different lengths and prices.
|
will not |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Newcastle) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
626 |
Used to could buy all that kind.
|
used to |
could |
|
Male |
White |
68 |
9th grade |
MS (Dillon) |
MS (Lorman) |
1973 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
44 |
I thought you might would like this. |
might |
would |
|
Male |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
husband to wife |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
318 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
78 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
GA (Lithonia) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
1479 |
You might can make the case for this. |
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
40s |
Graduate school (Doctoral degree) |
CA (Los Angeles) |
SC (Columbia) |
2010 |
teacher to student |
Written |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1569 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
70 |
Illiterate |
MD (Nanjemoy) |
MD (Nanjemoy) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1816 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
54 |
Educated at Newfound, then 3 years at Haywood Institute |
NC (Lower Hominy) |
NC (Lower Hominy) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Labov |
1238 |
If you can find that canceled check, I may can go out there and get it. |
may |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
FL (Unknown) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
720 |
People that used to would have high-hatted you.
|
used to |
would |
|
Male |
White |
61 |
5 years of school; literate |
TX (Belk) |
TX (Belk) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1015 |
I think of telling him that, but don't because he might not can take it |
might not |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Story |
1990 |
unknown |
Written |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
468 |
Might could help you.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
49 |
High school |
AL (Mexboro) |
AL (Mexboro) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Skipper |
140 |
He might could have pulled a C out of it. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
25 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1911 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
58 |
Country school |
SC (Anderson) |
SC (Anderson) |
1941 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
DiPaolo |
1328 |
I might just couldn't see it. |
might |
couldn't |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
2081 |
I might even woulda gone with him to get a tat. |
might |
would |
|
Male |
White |
30 |
Graduate school (Master's degree) |
IL (Abingdon) |
SC (Columbia) |
2013 |
friend to friends |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1658 |
maybe could |
maybe |
could |
|
Female |
White |
64 |
Until age 20 |
VA (Stuarts Draft) |
VA (Stuarts Draft) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Coleman |
1124 |
I might ought to have been working this morning instead of reading. |
might |
ought to |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
LAGS |
562 |
I might would ask him.
|
might |
would |
|
Male |
White |
87 |
6th grade |
LA (Spring Ridge) |
LA (Spring Ridge) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
814 |
She useta wouldn’t take more’n a spoonful of anything. |
used to |
wouldn't |
|
Female |
White |
70 |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Gadsden) |
early 1970s |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
255 |
May would
|
may |
would |
|
Male |
White |
76 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TN (Carter) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
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 |
|
|
|
Butters |
1204 |
Bob Cushaw [of Andrews NC] says he would like his wife to quit her babysitting job. “If you come back here in one year, I may can say I now own this or I now own that, but I’ll talk to you just as I... |
may |
can |
|
Male |
Black |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
1490 |
They might would have done better. |
might |
would |
|
Female |
White |
34 |
College (Graduate) |
SC (Rock Hill) |
SC (Columbia) |
2011 |
friend to friend |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
657 |
I used to could spell.
|
used to |
could |
|
Female |
White |
82 |
High school and commercial college |
TX (Austin) |
TX (Austin) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1508 |
maybe could |
maybe |
could |
|
Male |
White |
67 |
Until age 19 |
PA (White Hall) |
PA (White Hall) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Carmer |
894 |
[I] wisht I might could go, too. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
|
1934 |
|
Written |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
405 |
I might could do it.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
76 |
4th grade |
FL (Pensacola) |
FL (Pensacola) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
77 |
Do you think if we wrote them a letter, they might would keep it on? |
might |
would |
|
Male |
White |
16 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
son to mother |
Spoken |
2.6 |
Naturalistic |
|
Hern.&S |
2026 |
He should can go. |
should |
can |
|
Unknown |
Black |
|
Unknown |
IL (Chicago) |
IL (Chicago) |
1970s |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
LAMSAS |
1601 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
46 |
Until age 16 |
VA (Beulahville) |
VA (Beulahville) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1849 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
80 |
8th grade |
SC (Indian Fields) |
SC (Indian Fields) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
499 |
I might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
46 |
12th grade |
LA (Harrisonburg) |
LA (Harrisonburg) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Visser |
1266 |
That ye counseille me how I shall may avenge me. |
shall |
may |
|
Male |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Unknown) |
c1489 |
|
Written |
|
|
|
Feagin |
753 |
Thelma Chapin might could, now.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
70s |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
early 1970s |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Montgomery |
191 |
Well you might would know. |
might |
would |
|
Male |
White |
24 |
Graduate school (Some) |
MS (Unknown) |
SC (Unknown) |
|
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1944 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
83 |
2 months |
GA (Alexander) |
GA (Alexander) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
DiPaolo |
1361 |
Those seeds, you might oughta put them in the garbage. |
might |
ought to |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1979 |
friend to friend |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Boertien |
2113 |
might not ought |
might not |
ought |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
Elsman |
830 |
The expression that the TA uses might could mislead a child. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
30s |
College (Graduate) |
SC (Unknown) |
SC (Columbia) |
2007 |
employee to coworkers and supervisors |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1691 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
38 |
Until age 18 |
NC (Trotville) |
NC (Trotville) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
341 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
78 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
AL (Shelby) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
1146 |
She might can get away early. |
might |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAGS |
595 |
I might would say that.
|
might |
would |
|
Female |
Black |
30 |
College (4 years) |
TX (Houston) |
TX (Houston) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
13 |
Maybe we might should wait till next week. |
might |
should |
|
Female |
White |
20s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
female to female |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
287 |
Might can.
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
63 |
High school (Graduate) |
GA (Deepstep) |
GA (Deepstep) |
1970 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1785 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
49 |
Until age 18 |
NC (Rubyatt) |
NC (Rubyatt) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Jamaica |
1222 |
mos(a) fi “must ought to” |
must |
fe (=for, ought to) |
|
Unknown |
Black |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Jamaica (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reed |
1450 |
Sarah might could get an A if she tried. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
20s |
College (Graduate) |
Unknown |
SC (Columbia) |
2010 |
friend to friend |
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
689 |
Used to could get him for a dollar.
|
used to |
could |
|
Female |
Black |
77 |
None (Illiterate) |
LA (Boothville) |
LA (Boothville) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
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 |
|
|
|
LAGS |
437 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
74 |
Little (illiterate) |
MS (Sherard) |
MS (Sherard) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
109 |
He might can put the son of a bitch back together. He's good at shit like that. |
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
50s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
husband to wife |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
England |
2050 |
... þai sall noght mow stand. |
sall |
mow |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England |
c1345 |
|
Written |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1627 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
55 |
Until age 17 |
VA (Courtland) |
VA (Courtland) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
COCA |
1032 |
We have had some success in broadening our economic perspective to- with NAFTA and the GATT agreement and selling more of our products that we used to couldn't sell.
|
used to |
couldn't |
|
Male |
White |
47 |
Graduate school (Law degree) |
AR (Hope) |
Radio |
1993 |
elected official to constituency |
Spoken |
1.6 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1882 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
87 |
Ages 6-10 |
SC (Graniteville) |
SC (Graniteville) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
531 |
I might could think up some.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
75 |
8th grade |
MS (Lauderdale) |
MS (Lockhart) |
1972 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Boertien |
1299 |
It scared him that he may could’ve been killed yesterday.
|
may |
could |
|
Female |
White |
20 |
Unknown |
TX (southeast) |
TX (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.4 |
Elicited |
|
Feagin |
785 |
I thought you might would like that letter. |
might |
would |
|
Female |
White |
60s |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
early 1970s |
|
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
Montgomery |
223 |
I don't know who you would talk to. You might would want to start with the person in the head office. |
might |
would |
|
Female |
White |
50s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1976 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
95 |
Local schools |
GA (Doraville) |
GA (Doraville) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
DiPaolo |
1391 |
It may can be moved. |
may |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Graduate |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1976 |
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Elsman |
862 |
You might can use it ... |
might |
can |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
2007 |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1723 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
69 |
About 12 months total |
NC (Roe) |
NC (Roe) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
373 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
53 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Tyler) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
England |
1178 |
[A: I’m sorry Geoffrey won’t be able to come tonight because he’s going to the pictures.] B: Alright, he’ll can get a try on Tuesday. |
will |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Newcastle) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
627 |
You used to could shop in a log in a what?
|
used to |
could |
|
Male |
White |
70 |
7th grade |
TX (Mill Creek) |
TX (Wiergate) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
45 |
We may can get one of those apartments close to the school this summer. |
may |
can |
|
Female |
White |
30s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
female to male |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
319 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
47 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
GA (Atlanta) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
1480 |
I might can get this finished tonight. |
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
29 |
Graduate school (Doctoral degree) |
TN (Sneedville) |
SC (Columbia) |
2012 |
husband to wife |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1570 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
79 |
Until age 16 |
MD (Nanjemoy) |
MD (Nanjemoy) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1817 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
74 |
None |
NC (Brevard) |
NC (Brevard) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
COCA |
1095 |
I might could have stood anything but that. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Story |
1991 |
interior monologue |
Written |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
721 |
Used to would.
|
used to |
would |
|
Male |
White |
42 |
High school |
TN (Nashville) |
TN (Nashville) |
1978 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1016 |
And anything that you see that might would help the police, call and let it be known. |
might |
would |
|
Male |
White |
20s |
Unknown |
SC (Union) |
Television |
1994 |
man during press conference |
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
469 |
Might could help you.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
68 |
1st grade |
MS (Redwood) |
MS (Redwood) |
1973 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Skipper |
141 |
I don't know. I might would say that. |
might |
would |
|
Male |
White |
25 |
Graduate school (Some) |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1912 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
69 |
4 years |
SC (Greenville) |
SC (Greenville) |
1941 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
DiPaolo |
1329 |
You might could have caught it. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Unknown) |
TX (Austin) |
1980 |
teacher to class |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1659 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Male |
White |
73 |
Illiterate |
VA (Shiflett Hollow) |
VA (Shiflett Hollow) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Coleman |
1125 |
I might could have been studying instead of fooling around had I known you were coming. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.3 |
Elicited |
|
LAGS |
563 |
I might would call her.
|
might |
would |
|
Male |
White |
54 |
12th grade |
AL (Tallassee) |
AL (Tallassee) |
1976 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1000 |
I consider where each person has come from, what their talent levels are, where they may could have come from ... |
may |
could |
|
Female |
Black |
60 |
College (Graduate, B.S. degree) |
PA (Edenborn) |
Radio |
2008 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
256 |
may would
|
may |
would |
|
Female |
White |
63 |
High school |
GA (Sardis) |
GA (Hartwell) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1754 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
40 |
Educated in Wilson and Saratoga |
NC (Evansdale) |
NC (Evansdale) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Butters |
1205 |
What It Might Can Do ... The Rural Development Act of 1972 |
might |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
GA (Unknown) |
|
|
Written |
|
|
|
Reed |
1491 |
You might could look for it this way. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
20s |
Graduate school (Doctoral degree) |
SC (Columbia) |
SC (Columbia) |
2011 |
teacher to class |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
658 |
Used to could.
|
used to |
could |
|
Male |
White |
90 |
3rd grade |
GA (Whitfield County) |
GA (Dalton) |
1972 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1509 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
47 |
Until age 15 or 16 |
PA (Danville) |
PA (Danville) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Ryland |
895 |
I might could fix it for you. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
VA (Richland County) |
1976 |
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
LAGS |
406 |
I might could do it.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
75 |
Little |
TN (Dyersburg) |
TN (Dyersburg) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
78 |
This is the strangest weather. Could it might have something to do with that greenhouse thing? |
could |
might |
|
Male |
Black |
20s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
student to student |
Spoken |
2.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1417 |
I may not can get into this parking place. |
may not |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TN (Memphis) |
1980 |
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1850 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Female |
White |
70 |
Until age 16 |
SC (Byrd Station) |
SC (Byrd Station) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
500 |
I might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
36 |
Graduate school (Master's degree) |
LA (Lake Charles) |
LA (Lake Charles) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Visser |
1267 |
On al the maners that ye shall conne demaunde. |
shall |
can |
|
Male |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Unknown) |
1485 |
|
Written |
|
|
|
Feagin |
754 |
You think you might could drop off and take a rest for about an hour? |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
50s |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
|
|
Spoken |
2.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
Montgomery |
192 |
I think that I might could find enough differential there to test the distinction. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
24 |
Graduate school (Some) |
MS (Unknown) |
SC (Unknown) |
|
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |