|
England |
2059 |
As longe that I shall maye bere armes (OED).
|
shall |
maye |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England |
c1489 |
|
Written |
|
|
|
England |
2060 |
No ship of greate burdon shall mowe comme ... in the seid Haven. |
shall |
mowe |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England |
1495 |
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
Hasty |
2132 |
Another thing we might could have on is the Neurontin. |
might |
could |
|
|
|
|
Doctoral degree |
Unknown |
|
|
Physician to patient |
Spoken |
1.6 |
Naturalistic |
|
Hasty |
2133 |
So you're kind of thinking about that, that might be something that might would help you? |
might |
would |
|
|
|
|
Doctoral degree |
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Physician to patient |
|
2.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2264 |
|
might |
can |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC |
|
Patient |
Spoken |
|
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 |
|
Montgomery |
2015 |
Ken Passman may could. |
may |
could |
|
|
White |
|
College graduate |
Unknown |
SC (Columbia) |
1994 |
Stranger to stranger |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
England |
2041 |
Na mare saltow ham con rede þen sternes of heyuen.
|
sal |
con |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England |
14th century |
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
Hasty |
2135 |
My bones might not can take that. |
might not |
can |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
|
Patient to physician |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
England |
2042 |
I shall not konne answere. |
shall |
koone |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England |
1386 |
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
Hasty |
2136 |
You might could try and see if you want to try a little bit of that and see how it does for you. |
might |
could |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
|
Physician to patient |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
England |
2043 |
He shal neuer conne trotte. |
shal |
conne |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England |
1484 |
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
England |
2044 |
... þatt mannkinn shollde muʒhenn wel Upp cumenn inntill heoffne.
|
shollde |
muʒhenn |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England |
c1200 |
|
Written |
|
|
|
England |
2045 |
forrþi let be swellenn þa þe middle & þe little, þatt Crist ne shollde mu ʒ henn himm O nane wise attwindenn.
|
shollde |
muʒhenn |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England |
c1200 |
|
Written |
1.4 |
|
|
England |
2046 |
To lefenn & to trowwenn þatt swillc an shollde muʒhenn beon Shippennd off alle shaffte |
shollde |
muʒhenn |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England |
c1200 |
|
Written |
1.4 |
|
|
England |
2048 |
Swa þatt menn sholldenn muɽhenn sen þurrh Goddspellbokess lare All hu þeɽɽ mihhtenn follɽenn rihht þatt stih. |
sholldenn |
hafi (=have to, must) |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England |
c1200 |
|
Written |
1.3 |
|
|
England |
2047 |
forr þatt Crist ne wollde nohht þatt Nicodm ne wisste þatt he ne shollde muʒhenn nohht ben borrʒhenn, þohh he mihhte Lefenn & trowwenn rihht o Crist þurrh Cristes miccle tacness, But iff he wære... |
shollde |
muʒhenn |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England |
c1200 |
|
Written |
1.4 |
|
|
England |
2049 |
Hu sal ani man ðe muʒen deren?
|
sal |
muʒen |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England |
c1259 |
|
Written |
2.0 |
|
|
England |
2050 |
... þai sall noght mow stand. |
sall |
mow |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England |
c1345 |
|
Written |
|
|
|
England |
2061 |
þou ... shalt mowen retourne hool & sounde.
|
shalt |
mowen |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England |
1374 |
|
Written |
|
|
|
Hern.&S |
2027 |
He may might must can sing. |
may |
might |
must can |
|
Black |
Unknown |
Doctoral student at Emory University at time of interview |
IL (Chicago) |
IL (Chicago) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
England |
2051 |
Thou schalt mowe senden hire a lettre.
|
schalt |
mowe |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England |
1390 |
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
Scotland |
2028 |
A'll noa can gawn dhu-moarn (I won't be able to go to-morrow). |
will no |
can |
|
|
White |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland |
Scotland |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
England |
2052 |
Thou schalt mowe senden hire a lettre.
|
schalt |
mowe |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England |
c1390 |
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
Scotland |
2029 |
Ivray wain in thu toon ull can say thawt (Every child in the village will be able to say that). |
will |
can |
|
|
White |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland |
Scotland |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
England |
2053 |
... tanne i schal mow truliche sey ... the wordes þat be writen in holi writ.
|
schal |
mow |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England |
c1400 |
|
Written |
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Boertien |
2148 |
shouldn't ought |
shouldn't |
ought |
|
|
White |
19 |
College Student |
TX (Dickenson) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
|
Elicited |
|
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 |
|
|
England |
2055 |
if it be wiþoute help any long tyme ... it shal noʒt mow be cured.
|
shal |
mow |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England |
c1425 |
J. Arderne, Treatise of Fistula in Ano (EETS) 42, 26 |
|
|
|
|
England |
2056 |
They shall ... mowe be ... emendyng to devout prayers ... in Goddis house, where prayers be most exaudible. |
shall |
mowe |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England |
c1443 |
|
Written |
1.0 |
|
|
England |
2057 |
After the discrecyon of myne Executors as þe shal mow seme most ... expedient (OED).
|
shal |
mowe |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England |
1449 |
|
Written |
1.3 |
|
|
England |
2058 |
Lete me have knowlache of ʒour mynde ... whan ʒe shall moun be in this cuntre.
|
shall |
moun |
|
|
|
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England |
1481 |
|
Written |
3.0 |
|
|
LAGS |
509 |
I'm not sure, but I might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
Black |
43 |
High school and business college |
AR (Little Rock) |
AR (Little Rock) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
Boertien |
1276 |
I may cannot. |
may |
cannot |
|
Female |
White |
21 |
College Student |
TX (Beaumont) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Feagin |
763 |
You might could ... |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
60 |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Birmingham) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
257 |
may would
|
may |
would |
|
Female |
White |
64 |
High school and business course |
AL (Stevenson) |
AL (Stevenson) |
1980 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1369 |
I might can. See me Thursday. |
might |
can |
|
Female |
White |
unknown |
Graduate |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1980 |
friend to friend |
Written |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Elsman |
840 |
I’m choosing happiness over money right now, because I might would choose that for Fridays too. |
might |
would |
|
Female |
White |
30s |
College (Graduate) |
SC (Unknown) |
SC (Columbia) |
2007 |
co-worker to co-worker |
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1701 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
60 |
Educated in Alligator |
NC (Alligator Township) |
NC (Alligator Township) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2254 |
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
70 to... |
Unknown |
Unknown |
GA |
|
Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Butters |
1228 |
I might should come over there. |
might |
should |
|
Female |
Unknown |
45 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Durhamj) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
1460 |
I may should do that next week. |
may |
should |
|
Female |
White |
29 |
Graduate school (Master's degree) |
TN (Sneedville) |
TN (Johnson City) |
2010 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
LAGS |
699 |
Used to wouldn't go fishing.
|
used to |
wouldn't |
|
Female |
White |
80 |
8th grade |
TX (Waco) |
TX (Waco) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
35 |
The only reason I might would want a book banned would be if it was just plain unworthy to read. |
might |
would |
|
Female |
White |
18 |
College (Freshman) |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
student to instructor |
Spoken |
1.6 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
383 |
It might could be a dreary day.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
71 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
GA (Hiltonia) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
637 |
You used to could.
|
used to |
could |
|
Female |
White |
54 |
High school (Graduate) |
FL (Whitney) |
FL (Whitney) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1580 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
54 |
no information |
VA (Moreland) |
VA (Moreland) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Montgomery |
225 |
I don't know what to do with that table. I don't know who might could use it. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
71 |
College (Graduate) |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
479 |
I might could help you.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
80 |
8th grade |
TX (Noonday) |
TX (Marshall) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1339 |
It might would be best [(long pause) if he drove the car into town for you]. |
might |
would |
|
Female |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1979 |
woman to woman (on phone) |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1669 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
59 |
Moneta |
VA (Battery Creek) |
VA (Battery Creek) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
573 |
I might would have helped you.
|
might |
would |
|
Female |
Black |
33 |
Graduate school (Doctoral student at time of interview) |
MS (Red Creek) |
MS (Red Creek) |
1979 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
1472 |
I might ought to work out tomorrow night. It'll help work some of this soreness out. |
might |
ought to |
|
Female |
White |
30 |
Graduate school (Doctoral degree) |
TN (Seymour) |
SC (Columbia) |
2011 |
wife to husband |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
667 |
Used to could.
|
used to |
could |
|
Female |
White |
80 |
8th grade |
MS (Soso) |
MS (Soso) |
1973 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Skipper |
163 |
I think I might would arrange that. |
might |
would |
|
Female |
White |
44 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
2036 |
We may can use the smaller oven. |
may |
can |
|
Female |
White |
65 |
College (Graduate) |
TN (Crossville) |
TN (Crossville) |
2013 |
woman to family |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1608 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Female |
White |
86 |
Illiterate |
VA (Discund) |
VA (Discund) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mishoe |
3 |
Maybe I might should just forget the whole damn thing.
|
might |
should |
|
Female |
White |
30s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
woman to woman in restaurant |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
764 |
.. might could ... |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
20s |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
early 1970s |
|
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Elsman |
841 |
She might could offer her own two cents’ worth on accommodations and modifications or whatever.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
30s |
College (Graduate) |
SC (Unknown) |
SC (Columbia) |
2007 |
co-worker to co-worker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1702 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Female |
White |
70 |
Unknown |
NC (Rodanthe) |
NC (Rodanthe) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mishoe |
100 |
You may shouldn't eat that many peanuts, cause folks have told me they're not actual good for you. |
may |
shouldn't |
|
Female |
White |
60s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
mother to son |
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
352 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
89 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
MS (Freerun) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2255 |
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
70 to... |
Unknown |
Unknown |
IA |
|
Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
1461 |
She may should have that done by five. |
may |
should |
|
Female |
White |
29 |
Graduate school (Master's degree) |
TN (Sneedville) |
TN (Johnson City) |
2010 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
700 |
Used to wouldn't have.
|
used to |
wouldn't |
|
Female |
White |
76 |
10th grade |
GA (Palmyra) |
GA (Leesburg) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
448 |
I might could have done so-and-so.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
Black |
66 |
Graduate school (Master's degree) |
MS (Jackson) |
MS (Jackson) |
1972 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1310 |
But you might could check back in a month or two |
might |
could |
|
Female |
Black |
20s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1980 |
worker to client |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
290 |
Might can.
|
might |
can |
|
Female |
White |
74 |
8th grade |
GA (Reidsville) |
GA (Glennville) |
1972 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
130 |
I thought y'all may would have some more of them in by now. |
may |
would |
|
Female |
White |
50s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
customer to clerk |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
Montgomery |
2004 |
If you can't do it there, we may could come there. |
may |
could |
|
Female |
White |
55 |
College graduate |
Unknown |
AL (Tuscaloosa) |
c1993 |
Acquaintance to acquaintance. |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Boertien |
2093 |
I might should ought go, shouldn't I? |
might |
should |
ought to |
Female |
White |
21 |
College Student |
TX (Beaumont) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
2.8 |
Elicited |
|
COCA |
1009 |
Maybe we have a few dollars we might can spend. |
might |
can |
|
Female |
Black |
45 |
College (Graduate, B.S. degree) |
MI (Port Huron) |
Television |
1996 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.6 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1670 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
35 |
College |
VA (Roanoke) |
VA (Roanoke) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mishoe |
68 |
I thought it was a good idea, but I might could have been wrong about that. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
20s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
female to group |
Spoken |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
574 |
I might would have gone, but it rained.
|
might |
would |
|
Female |
Black |
63 |
4th grade and vocational program |
GA (Barnesville) |
GA (Jackson) |
1973 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
322 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
62 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
GA (Milledgeville) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
1482 |
I might should've used the lint roller. |
might |
should |
|
Female |
White |
30 |
Graduate school (Doctoral degree) |
TN (Seymour) |
SC (Columbia) |
2011 |
wife to husband |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Skipper |
164 |
You might could wear a size three and a half. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
21 |
College (Some) |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
416 |
Might could do that.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
Black |
76 |
2 days of school |
TN (Fulton) |
TN (Fulton) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
2037 |
We may can go to the lake. |
may |
can |
|
Female |
White |
65 |
College (Graduate) |
TN (Crossville) |
TN (Crossville) |
2013 |
woman to family |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
2038 |
They might would know that one better. |
might |
would |
|
Female |
White |
30 |
College (Graduate) |
TN (Crossville) |
TN (Crossville) |
2013 |
woman to family |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
5 |
I thought I'd ask you and we might could ask Jennifer.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
co-worker to co-worker |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
Boertien |
1278 |
We should oughta not do that. |
should |
ought to not |
|
Female |
White |
19 |
Unknown |
TX (Dickenson) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Feagin |
765 |
If she had seen ’em, she might could have said who they are.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
55 |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
early 1970s |
|
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
Elsman |
842 |
That would be nice. Even we might could use it for OAASIS [=a grant project].
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
30s |
Graduate school (Master's degree) |
Unknown |
SC (Columbia) |
2007 |
supervisor to subordinates |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1703 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
41 |
High school |
NC (Manteo) |
NC (Manteo) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2256 |
|
might |
would |
|
Female |
White |
70 to... |
Unknown |
Unknown |
FL |
|
Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1797 |
mought could |
mought |
could |
|
Female |
White |
39 |
Until age 12 |
NC (Sage Creek) |
NC (Sage Creek) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Reed |
1462 |
Jeff wants to know if we may should have chicken tonight. |
may |
should |
|
Female |
White |
29 |
Graduate school (Master's degree) |
TN (Sneedville) |
TN (Johnson City) |
2010 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Elicited |
|
LAGS |
701 |
I used to wouldn't mention it.
|
used to |
wouldn't |
|
Female |
White |
31 |
High school and beautician training |
FL (Port Orange) |
FL (Port Orange) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1552 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
Black |
70 |
A little private education |
MD (Princess Anne) |
MD (Princess Anne) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
449 |
We might could have found it.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
85 |
10th grade |
MS (Kosciusko) |
MS (McCool) |
1980 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
2062 |
I might would've died, sucking in so much air during a yawn. |
might |
would |
|
Female |
White |
25 |
Graduate School (Master's degree) |
SC (Charleston) |
SC (Columbia) |
2013 |
friend to group |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1639 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
74 |
no information |
VA (Wesley Chapel) |
VA (Wesley Chapel) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mishoe |
37 |
I thought I might could have a chance to get a ticket. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
20s |
College (Some) |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
friend to friend |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1733 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
60 |
Until age 20 |
NC (Turkey) |
NC (Turkey) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1988 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
70 |
A few months |
FL (Fernandina) |
FL (Fernandina) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mishoe |
129 |
She said she might wouldn't mind going with us if we had time to wait. |
might |
wouldn't |
|
Female |
White |
60s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
woman to group |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
733 |
Well, I may can catch it [=a bus]. |
may |
can |
|
Female |
White |
15 |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Selma) |
early 1970s |
acquaintance |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |