|
Feagin |
797 |
Well, I useta could play fairly well.
|
used to |
could |
|
Male |
White |
80 |
10th grade |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
1972 |
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
1458 |
We may not can do that. We can't be at every single thing. |
may not |
can |
|
Female |
White |
29 |
Graduate school (Doctoral degree) |
TN (Seymour) |
SC (Columbia) |
2011 |
wife to husband |
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 |
|
DARE |
874 |
I might could go there tonight. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
TN (Perry County) |
|
1954 |
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAGS |
385 |
Might could be.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
71 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
GA (Marietta) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
639 |
Used to could buy.
|
used to |
could |
|
Male |
White |
79 |
6th grade and self-educated |
TX (Schulenburg) |
TX (Schulenberg) |
1978 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1028 |
"Might ought to tune this thing," he'd say. |
might |
ought to |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Novel |
1990 |
man to man (with audience) |
Written |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mashburn |
1247 |
He might could see you today. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
GA (Unknown) |
|
|
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
|
|
Feagin |
734 |
He may not could afford it. |
may not |
could |
|
Male |
White |
61 |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
early 1970s |
acq |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
482 |
I might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
62 |
5th grade |
TN (Chattanooga) |
TN (Chattanooga) |
1972 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1399 |
A: Do you know the roads out of here? B: No. A: We may better get a map. |
may |
better |
|
Female |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
On airplane to Austin TX |
|
woman to woman |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1051 |
For CBS. She might could do " Nightline. " |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
40s |
Graduate school (Master's degree) |
TX (Abilene) |
Television |
2005 |
panelist to host |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
576 |
She might would hurt him.
|
might |
would |
|
Female |
Black |
47 |
None (Illiterate) |
GA (Valdosta) |
GA (Valdosta) |
1972 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
2285 |
Well, we might could have stopped them. Yeah, we might could have, but who knows |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
70s |
College (Graduate) |
TN (Johnson City) |
SC (Columbia) |
2013 |
coach to reporter |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1071 |
Walter said. " Me and him might could be buddies. " |
might |
could |
|
Male |
Unknown |
teens |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Story |
1996 |
friend to friend |
Written |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
302 |
I might can think back.
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
70 |
10th grade |
GA (Georgetown) |
GA (Georgetown) |
1978 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
907 |
He should can go tomorrow. |
should |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
418 |
Garlic might could do that [=make your eyes water]. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
55 |
7th grade |
GA (Cumberland Island) |
GA (Sapelo Island) |
1973 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
England |
989 |
I’d use to could du it in halfe the toime.
|
used to |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Leicester) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAGS |
512 |
Might could name it.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
73 |
7th grade |
GA (Berrien County) |
GA (Ray City) |
1978 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Boertien |
1279 |
I shouldn’t oughta do that. |
shouldn't |
ought to |
|
Female |
White |
21 |
College Student |
TX (Beaumont) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Elsman |
843 |
We may could look at it a different way. |
may |
could |
|
Female |
White |
30s |
Graduate school (Master's degree) |
Unknown |
SC (Columbia) |
2007 |
supervisor to subordinates |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
1159 |
He used to would drink black coffee late at night. |
used to |
would |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Reed |
2035 |
You might can go up to his room. |
might |
can |
|
Female |
White |
65 |
College (Graduate) |
TN (Crossville) |
TN (Crossville) |
2013 |
woman to family |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1419 |
You might can see the pipes of the heater. |
might |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
UT (Salt Lake City) |
1984 |
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
80 |
I may can't do [it]. I'll have to wait and see. |
may |
can't |
|
Female |
White |
60s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
female to family |
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 |
|
Scotland |
939 |
He shouldnae can come. |
shouldnae |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAGS |
450 |
Some people might could have gone.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
86 |
High school (Some) |
AR (Greenbrier) |
AR (Greenbrier) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Skipper |
174 |
Well, we may can go to the falls Saturday afternoon then. |
may |
can |
|
Female |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Coleman |
1109 |
Pearl can might cook supper. |
can |
might |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Reed |
1459 |
They may could get back to us tomorrow. |
may |
could |
|
Female |
White |
29 |
Graduate school (Master's degree) |
TN (Sneedville) |
TN (Johnson City) |
2010 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
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 |
|
LAGS |
386 |
Might just could be.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
FL (Tomoka Farms) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Brandstetter |
1191 |
They might not could adapt it for use in their classes. |
might not |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
TN (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
LAGS |
640 |
I used to could.
|
used to |
could |
|
Male |
White |
65 |
10th grade |
GA (Walton County) |
GA (Walnut Grove) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
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 |
|
|
Mashburn |
1248 |
He might can see you today. |
might |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
GA (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAGS |
483 |
I might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
24 |
Graduate school (Doctoral student at Emory University at time of interview) |
TN (Chattanooga) |
TN (Chattanooga) |
1978 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1402 |
You should oughta talk to both Financial Aid and (woman's name). |
should |
ought to |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
|
person to woman |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
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 |
303 |
You might can see that light.
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
75 |
8th grade |
GA (Miller Co.) |
GA (Colquitt) |
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 |
|
|
LAGS |
419 |
I might could do that.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
91 |
College (2 years) |
GA (Butler - rural) |
GA (Butler) |
1970 |
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 |
|
Boertien |
2092 |
There might've ought've been somebody up there. |
might have |
ought to |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
d |
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Skipper |
145 |
That might'll work. |
might |
will |
|
Female |
White |
20 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
England |
990 |
He used couldn’t. |
used to |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
England (Warwick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
|
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 |
|
Scotland |
940 |
He should no can come. |
should no |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
|
|
LAGS |
451 |
He might could have got well.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
78 |
5th-6th grade |
FL (Shady Grove) |
FL (Shady Grove) |
1973 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
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 |
|
Skipper |
175 |
We might can get down some weekend soon. |
might |
can |
|
Female |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
Mishoe |
17 |
I might could have done better. I just didn't have enough time. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
20s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
student to student |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
271 |
Might can do it.
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
Black |
22 |
Technical school (Some) |
LA (New Orleans) |
LA (New Orleans) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Barrick |
876 |
You won’t can go. |
will |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
PN (Cumberland County) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
387 |
You might could buy you…
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
Black |
84 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
GA (Cornelia) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
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 |
|
Mashburn |
1249 |
He may can see you today. |
may |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
GA (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
Feagin |
736 |
They might can get more time. |
might |
can |
|
Female |
White |
30s |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
|
early 1970s |
acquaintance |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
484 |
I might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
69 |
8th grade |
GA (Burke County) |
GA (Gough) |
1970 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Montgomery |
208 |
One of our main goals might ought to be to encourage non-member involvement. |
might |
ought to |
|
Male |
White |
40s |
Graduate school (Law degree) |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
SC State Ombudsman to unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1052 |
She might could have a live interview. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
40s |
Graduate school (Master's degree) |
TX (Abilene) |
Television |
2005 |
panelist to host |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
578 |
I might would.
|
might |
would |
|
Female |
White |
52 |
High school |
GA (Sumter County) |
GA (Plains) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
H&S |
1211 |
See that drug store? You might coulda find it there. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Bahamas (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAGS |
304 |
He might can tell you.
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
46 |
10th grade |
FL (Lake City) |
FL (Hopeful Church) |
1973 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
909 |
He’ll can get you one. |
will |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
420 |
I might could do that.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
Unknown |
unknown |
8th grade |
GA (Savannah) |
GA (Savannah) |
1972 |
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Skipper |
146 |
They might not could have gone over the state line to get her. |
might not |
could |
|
Male |
White |
25 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Boertien |
1281 |
You might couldn’t do that.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
Feagin |
768 |
And you might could tell her you hadn’t been gettin’ one. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
50 |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
early 1970s |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
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 |
|
LAGS |
241 |
A heap of words could might be said.
|
could |
might |
|
Male |
White |
69 |
8th grade |
GA (Gough) |
GA (Gough) |
1970 |
male to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Elsman |
845 |
I might oughta do that, shouldn't I? |
might |
ought to |
|
Female |
White |
|
Graduate school (Master's degree) |
NC (Unknown) |
SC (Columbia) |
2007 |
co-worker to co-worker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
1161 |
He might should claim his expenses. |
might |
should |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
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 |
|
DiPaolo |
1420 |
You might could split it between the two Ls. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
UT (Salt Lake City) |
1984 |
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
941 |
He should no could have come. |
should no |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Scotland (Hawick) |
Scotland (Hawick) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAGS |
452 |
You might could have help me.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
67 |
6th grade |
LA (Hawthorne) |
LA (Hawthorne) |
1976 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1370 |
We might can go up there next Saturday. |
might |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1979 |
friend to friend |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Skipper |
176 |
I may can find out tomorrow. |
may |
can |
|
Female |
White |
19 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
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 |
|
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 |
272 |
Might can do it.
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
Black |
87 |
4th grade |
LA (Bull Run Plantation) |
LA (Ardoyne) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DARE |
877 |
[Do you think you’ll go?] Might could. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
CO (Unknown) |
1967 |
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAGS |
388 |
You might could call it a shock.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
73 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
AL (Troy) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |