|
COCA |
1066 |
He would be deputy to Marice's uncle until the sheriff died or retired, and then it might could be he would win his own election to sheriff. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Story |
1998 |
narrator |
Written |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
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 |
|
|
LAGS |
409 |
I might could do it.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
Black |
18 |
High school student at time of interview |
AR (Little Rock) |
AR (Little Rock) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2196 |
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
VA |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1992 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
65 |
Country public school |
FL (St. Augustine) |
FL (St. Augustine) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1604 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
79 |
no information |
VA (Winter Harbor) |
VA (Winter Harbor) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
503 |
I might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
Black |
23 |
Graduate school (Master's degree student at time of interview) |
TX (Marshall) |
TX (Marshall) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
757 |
There might could be some’in somewhere. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
16 |
10th grade |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
Early 1970s |
stranger |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Montgomery |
2009 |
They might could tell you more than I can about what's in the archives. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
55 |
College (Some) |
TN (Jefferson County) |
TN (Knoxville) |
1994 |
Friend |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1365 |
I might ought to go get us something to drink. |
might |
ought to |
|
Female |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
|
woman to woman |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Elsman |
834 |
Who knows who might could take her place? |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
30s |
College (Graduate) |
SC (Unknown) |
SC (Columbia) |
2007 |
co-worker to co-worker |
Spoken |
2.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1695 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
74 |
2 months |
NC (Trapp) |
NC (Trapp) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
345 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
87 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
FL (Rock Hill) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Scotland |
1150 |
You might should claim your expenses. |
might |
should |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Scotland (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
LAGS |
599 |
Might would take.
|
might |
would |
|
Male |
Black |
38 |
6th grade |
LA (Church Point) |
LA (Church Point) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1928 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
61 |
8th grade |
GA (Brunswick) |
GA (Brunswick) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
COCA |
1081 |
" Just out? " he half mimicked. " Out where? You think you might could tell me? " |
might |
could |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Story |
1993 |
man to woman |
Written |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1544 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
70 |
None |
DE (Newfound) |
DE (Newfound) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
441 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
43 |
College |
TX (Brownsville) |
TX (Brownsville) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2228 |
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
GA |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1631 |
might can |
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
18 |
College student |
VA (Back Bay) |
VA (Back Bay) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mishoe |
29 |
I think I might would like me a piece of cake. |
might |
would |
|
Male |
White |
16 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
son to mother |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
535 |
You might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
80 |
8th grade |
TX (Waco) |
TX (Waco) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DiPaolo |
1303 |
We might could do some. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Unknown) |
TX (Austin) |
1981 |
woman on phone |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
789 |
You might otta have that checked. |
might |
ought to |
|
Female |
White |
74 |
13 years |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
1972 |
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
283 |
Might can make it.
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
76 |
7th grade |
MS (McCondy) |
MS (Lynnville) |
1978 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
1098 |
You might ought to get that from her. |
might |
ought to |
|
Female |
White |
50s |
High school (Graduate) |
TN (Loudon) |
TN (Seymour) |
2012 |
woman to family |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1866 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
62 |
High school |
SC (Boykin) |
SC (Boykin) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1867 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
81 |
About 15 months total |
SC (Dovesville) |
SC (Dovesville) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
DiPaolo |
1396 |
If you need me, holler. -Well, you might better stay in. why don't you stay in here? |
might |
better |
|
Male |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Henderson) |
1979 |
father to daughter |
Spoken |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
136 |
That radio might could be playing softer. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
mother to daughter |
Spoken |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
378 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
29 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Victoria) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Brandstetter |
1183 |
You might should go there because they might move it to New Jersey.
|
might |
should |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
TN (Unknown) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1961 |
might would |
might |
would |
|
Male |
Black |
68 |
None |
GA (Milledgeville) |
GA (Milledgeville) |
1970 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Boertien |
2131 |
might ought SUBJECT |
might |
ought |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
2.0 |
Elicited |
|
LAMSAS |
1575 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
73 |
None |
VA (Lovettsville) |
VA (Lovettsville) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
COCA |
1022 |
It has been suggested today that Rudy Giuliani might ought to send him a campaign contribution, because he's the one who teed him up.
|
might |
ought to |
|
Male |
White |
64 |
College (Graduate) |
Washington, D.C. |
Television |
2007 |
panelist to panelist |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
474 |
Might could help you.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
43 |
College |
TX (Brownsville) |
TX (Brownsville) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
1465 |
Do you think we might should tell him ourselves? |
might |
should |
|
Female |
White |
38 |
Graduate school (Master's degree) |
TN (Sneedville) |
TN (Sneedville) |
2010 |
interviewee to interviewer |
Spoken |
|
Elicited |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2261 |
|
might |
can |
|
Female |
White |
50 to... |
Unknown |
Unknown |
VA |
|
Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1802 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
52 |
2 summers |
NC (Nathans Creek) |
NC (Nathans Creek) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
DiPaolo |
1334 |
I might should take a Thursday off sometime. |
might |
should |
|
Female |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1979 |
woman to woman |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1664 |
might can |
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
53 |
Little |
VA (Whistle Creek) |
VA (Whistle Creek) |
1933 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mishoe |
62 |
This is what I was afraid of. I was scared this might would happen. |
might |
would |
|
Female |
White |
20s |
Graduate school (Some) |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
student to group |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
Coleman |
1129 |
Mrs. Jones might would have told you about the old courthouse. |
might |
would |
|
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
LAGS |
568 |
Might would cause you to break out.
|
might |
would |
|
Female |
White |
57 |
10th grade |
GA (Clinch County) |
GA (Homerville) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
316 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
56 |
High school (Some) |
GA (Canton) |
GA (Woodstock) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1897 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
73 |
Common schools |
SC (Lancaster) |
SC (Lancaster) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Butters |
1207 |
This was very frustrating to me because we might could have won the match if every one would have played like that during the match. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Unknown) |
|
|
Written |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
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 |
|
|
Skipper |
158 |
We might can play tomorrow morning.
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
44 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
410 |
I might could do it.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
76 |
10th grade |
LA (Mount Union) |
LA (Mount Union) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1738 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
70 |
A little each winter |
NC (Cedar Creek P.O.) |
NC (Cedar Creek P.O.) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1993 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
75 |
Local school through the 5th reader |
FL (Windsor) |
FL (Windsor) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
504 |
I might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
74 |
7th-8th grade |
TX (Caldwell) |
TX (Caldwell) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
758 |
But you could lost it [=beauty], too, cause you might could have an accident and really get, y’know, you could really be ugly, y’know. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
16 |
9th grade |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
1969 |
Unknown |
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1834 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
65 |
Governess and summer school |
SC (Waccamaw Neck) |
SC (Waccamaw Neck) |
1948 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
DiPaolo |
1366 |
I might oughta read. |
might |
ought to |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1981 |
man to woman |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1696 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
43 |
Until age 18 |
NC (Askewville) |
NC (Askewville) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mishoe |
94 |
I thought you might would be the one to know. |
might |
would |
|
Male |
White |
20s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
male to secretary on phone |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
346 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
White |
42 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
FL (Wausau) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
600 |
They might would take some brush. |
might |
would |
|
Male |
Black |
72 |
4th grade |
FL (Mason City) |
FL (Mason City) |
1973 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1929 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
78 |
Mostly self-taught |
GA (St. Marys) |
GA (St. Marys) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1545 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
53 |
Until age 14 |
DE (Sandy Landing) |
DE (Sandy Landing) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Montgomery |
188 |
Q: Can you give me the amounts? A: I might can give you the original amounts. |
might |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
442 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
24 |
Graduate school (at time of interview; Emory University) |
TN (Chattanooga) |
TN (Chattanooga) |
1978 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2229 |
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
GA |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1770 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
58 |
3 months per year until age 21 |
NC (Leesville) |
NC (Leesville) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1632 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
80 |
Very little |
VA (Hadensville) |
VA (Hadensville) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
DiPaolo |
1304 |
By the end of the summer, she might could have it |
might |
could |
|
Female |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
TX (Austin) |
1981 |
woman to man (neighbors) |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Feagin |
790 |
I might otta do that |
might |
ought to |
|
Male |
White |
30s |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
284 |
An owl might can see in the dark.
|
might |
can |
|
Female |
White |
63 |
High school |
GA (Sardis) |
GA (Hartwell) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
1057 |
I might should have run that by them. |
might |
should |
|
Male |
White |
39 |
Graduate (Master's Degree) |
TX (Houston) |
Television interview |
2012 |
man to group |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1868 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
72 |
Country school |
SC (Hartsville) |
SC (Hartsville) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
DiPaolo |
1397 |
This might better go in here. |
might |
better |
|
Female |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1980 |
woman to woman |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
DARE |
868 |
They might could tell you where you could buy some whiskey. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
TX (Unknown) |
TX (Unknown) |
1967 |
interviewee to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
135 |
I kinda wanted to go to Sears, if you have a few minutes and might wouldn't mind driving me. |
might |
wouldn't |
|
Female |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
woman to daughter-in-law |
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
379 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
17 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (San Antonio) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Brandstetter |
1184 |
Yeah, I think she might would like those. |
might |
would |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
TN (Unknown) |
|
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1962 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
64 |
Illiterate |
GA (Milledgeville) |
GA (Milledgeville) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Hasty |
2132 |
Another thing we might could have on is the Neurontin. |
might |
could |
|
|
|
|
Doctoral degree |
Unknown |
|
|
Physician to patient |
Spoken |
1.6 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1576 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
89 |
no information |
VA (Hickory Grove) |
VA (Hickory Grove) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
COCA |
1099 |
Might could. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Story |
1990 |
man to man |
Written |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Montgomery |
221 |
The only thing I might would have like that is an egg-shell mattress. |
might |
would |
|
Male |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.6 |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1023 |
Watty squinted down the road. "Might ought to go on foot." # It was decided that we'd park the Studebaker on the oil lease behind the property, make our way through the timber and come... |
might |
ought to |
|
Male |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
OK (Unknown) |
Fictional Story |
2005 |
man to man |
Written |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
475 |
I might could help you.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
76 |
High school (2 years) |
TN (Lynnville) |
TN (Lynnville) |
1973 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
1466 |
I might can swing by after class. Say around 2:15? |
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
20s |
College (Graduate) |
Unknown |
SC (Columbia) |
2011 |
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1803 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
74 |
Very little |
NC (Stony Fork P.O.) |
NC (Stony Fork P.O.) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
DiPaolo |
1335 |
We might should make up a list of things for the people to check on. |
might |
should |
|
Female |
Unknown |
unknown |
Graduate |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1979 |
woman to group (friends) |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1665 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
77 |
1 year |
VA (Dutch Creek) |
VA (Dutch Creek) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mishoe |
63 |
I'll tell you what we might should do. |
might |
should |
|
Female |
White |
40s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
sister to sister |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1049 |
One brick-okay, you might could see how one brick might have had a crack in it or something, but for a whole round section of the wall to let go... |
might |
could |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Story |
2006 |
man to man |
Written |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
569 |
They might would do it.
|
might |
would |
|
Male |
White |
82 |
4th grade |
AR (Piggott) |
AR (Piggott) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
317 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
71 |
10th grade |
GA (Walton Co.) |
GA (Monroe) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1898 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
37 |
7th or 8th grade |
SC (Rock Hill) |
SC (Rock Hill) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Reed |
2068 |
I am so glad we did compositions today, 'cause I might would've told them something wrong. |
might |
would |
|
Female |
White |
25 |
Graduate School (Master's degree) |
SC (Charleston) |
SC (Columbia) |
2013 |
friend to group |
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1067 |
He thought, I have done pretty good in my life, and if I keep on I might could be a true success. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Story |
1998 |
interior monologue |
Written |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
Skipper |
159 |
We might shouldn't have done it last night.
|
might |
shouldn't |
|
Male |
White |
21 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |