|
LAGS |
542 |
You might ought to go see about that.
|
might |
ought to |
|
Male |
White |
58 |
High school (Graduate) |
GA (Atlanta) |
GA (Atlanta) |
1975 |
subject to fieldworker |
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 |
|
Montgomery |
2006 |
I'll tell you what you might can do. |
might |
can |
|
Female |
White |
40 |
College (Some) |
Unknown |
SC (Columbia) |
1994 |
Acquaintance to acquaintance. |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1830 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
71 |
Private tutor |
SC (Kingstree) |
SC (Kingstree) |
1946 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mashburn |
1247 |
He might could see you today. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
GA (Unknown) |
|
|
|
Spoken |
1.0 |
|
|
DARE |
873 |
We might could come over to your house if the weather is nice. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
White |
35 |
Unknown |
FL (Pensacola) |
FL (Unknown) |
1966 |
|
Spoken |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
384 |
They might could be called.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
68 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
LA (Lake Charles) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1925 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
58 |
Governess and 1 year boarding school |
GA (Valona) |
GA (Valona) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Boertien |
2094 |
In the past, an ocean voyage might could be very dangerous. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
32 |
College Student |
TX (Matagorda City) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
LAMSAS |
1672 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
52 |
Slight; until 15 or 16 |
VA (Sydnorsville) |
VA (Sydnorsville) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Montgomery |
226 |
If you like it, I might can sell it. |
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
60s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC (Unknown) |
|
unknown |
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
480 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
80 |
8th grade |
TN (Little Sycamore) |
TN (Little Sycamore) |
1972 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1766 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
58 |
Until age 16 |
NC (Bunn) |
NC (Bunn) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
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 |
|
LAMSAS |
1521 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
50 |
Until age 18 |
PA (White Deer Valley) |
PA (White Deer Valley) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
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 |
|
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 |
575 |
He might would.
|
might |
would |
|
Male |
Black |
71 |
11th grade |
AL (Clanton) |
AL (Clanton) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
323 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
76 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
GA (Griffin) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
2040 |
If that comes in a can, I might could do it. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
55 |
College (Graduate) |
TN (Farragut) |
TN (Seymour) |
2012 |
woman to family |
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1864 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
70 |
Sunday school |
SC (Hartsville) |
SC (Hartsville) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
417 |
Might could do that.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
76 |
9th grade |
TX (Pleasant Retreat) |
TX (Tyler) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1958 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
75 |
High school |
GA (Fort Valley) |
GA (Fort Valley) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
DiPaolo |
1373 |
If you can think of someone you might can sell some to... |
might |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1979 |
volunteer to person |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1705 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
39 |
Until age 17 |
NC (Tiny Oak) |
NC (Tiny Oak) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
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 |
|
LAGS |
511 |
Maybe I might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
Black |
68 |
None |
GA (Milledgeville) |
GA (Sparta) |
1970 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
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 |
|
LAGS |
259 |
might better
|
might |
better |
|
Male |
White |
74 |
5th grade |
GA (Buford) |
GA (Buford) |
1973 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2258 |
|
might |
would |
|
Female |
White |
70 to... |
Unknown |
Unknown |
VA |
|
Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1799 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
41 |
2 years |
NC (Tobaccoville) |
NC (Tobaccoville) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1554 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
42 |
Until age 14 |
MD (Wellington) |
MD (Wellington) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
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 |
|
LAGS |
353 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
77 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
MS (Trenton) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
Reed |
2064 |
Now, I might could wear that. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
67 |
College (Bachelor's degree) |
TN (Crossville) |
TN (Crossville) |
2013 |
mother to son |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1641 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
67 |
VA (Until age) |
VA (Throck) |
VA (Throck) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
DiPaolo |
1313 |
If you might could find a room that no one else is using at that time.
|
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1980 |
secretary to instructor |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
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 |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2194 |
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
AL |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1735 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
68 |
Until age 16 |
NC (Turkey) |
NC (Turkey) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1990 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
85 |
College (Some) |
FL (Jacksonville) |
FL (Jacksonville) |
1947 |
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 |
|
Coleman |
1198 |
John might should ought to annoy Bill. |
might |
should |
ought to |
Unknown |
White |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
1975 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
LAGS |
543 |
I might ought to spot-fight them. [fire ants]
|
might |
ought to |
|
Male |
White |
63 |
College (1 year) |
MS (Oktibbeha County) |
MS (Oktoc) |
1977 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
291 |
I might can do it.
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
62 |
High school and business course |
GA (Woodbine) |
GA (Woodbine) |
1972 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Montgomery |
2007 |
I'll tell you someone who might could help you. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
55 |
College (Some) |
TN (Jefferson County) |
TN (Knoxville) |
1994 |
Friend |
Spoken |
1.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1584 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
73 |
A few days for a few years |
VA (Rectory, Aquia Dist.) |
VA (Rectory, Aquia Dist.) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mashburn |
1248 |
He might can see you today. |
might |
can |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
GA (Unknown) |
|
|
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
DARE |
874 |
I might could go there tonight. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
TN (Perry County) |
|
1954 |
|
|
1.0 |
|
|
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 |
|
LAGS |
385 |
Might could be.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
71 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
GA (Marietta) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Brandstetter |
1190 |
Well, it might wouldn’t bother you, I would guess. |
might |
would |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
TN (Unknown) |
|
|
|
1.4 |
Elicited |
|
LAMSAS |
1926 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
57 |
Business college |
GA (St. Simons Island) |
GA (St. Simons Island) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
DiPaolo |
1343 |
That room has two beds. Now I don't know that they might would let you use that little refrigerator, but you have to check with them. |
might |
would |
|
Female |
White |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1979 |
woman to woman |
Spoken |
1.8 |
Naturalistic |
|
Boertien |
2095 |
That I might could have done that yesterday surprised me. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
30 |
College Student |
TX (Beaumont) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
LAMSAS |
1673 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
79 |
Reads little; can't write |
VA (Floyd P.O.) |
VA (Floyd P.O.) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
COCA |
1027 |
We might ought to get you in a tub first. |
might |
ought to |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Novel |
1993 |
father to son |
Written |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
481 |
I might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
17 |
High school (Graduate) |
TN (Dayton) |
TN (Dayton) |
1971 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1072 |
Actually we might could have, because over the years we've been such good customers for Discover that they've kept raising our limit as we've kept approaching it. |
might |
could |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Story |
1996 |
interior monologue |
Written |
1.3 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1522 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
40 |
Until age 19 |
PA (Independence) |
PA (Independence) |
1940 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
COCA |
1010 |
Come on now woman, you might can tell it, but you can't change it. |
might |
can |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Story |
1994 |
brother to sister |
Written |
1.1 |
Naturalistic |
|
COCA |
1011 |
My stepfather, he fix TVs and vacuum cleaners, and he say since I can already drive, if I get my license, I might can go with him sometimes.
Primary tabs |
might |
can |
|
Male |
Black |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Fictional Story |
1992 |
student to teacher |
Written |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
Mishoe |
70 |
I wonder if we might could get a copy of last year's test? |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
20s |
Graduate school (Some) |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
student to group in no.69 |
Spoken |
1.4 |
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 |
|
LAGS |
324 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
71 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
GA (Lollie) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1611 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
73 |
Little; ages 11 to 15 |
VA (Grafton) |
VA (Grafton) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1865 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
56 |
Until age 18 |
SC (Chesterfield) |
SC (Chesterfield) |
1937 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Boertien |
1281 |
You might couldn’t do that.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
20 |
College Student |
TX (San Antonio) |
TX (Unknown) |
c1980 |
|
|
1.0 |
Elicited |
|
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 |
|
LAMSAS |
1959 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
55 |
8 years |
GA (Fort Hawkins) |
GA (Fort Hawkins) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
DiPaolo |
1374 |
I would like for you now to ask questions of me or anyone else here who might can answer them. |
might |
can |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
College |
Unknown |
TX (Austin) |
1973 |
man to group |
Spoken |
1.6 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1706 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
77 |
None |
NC (Beaver Dam) |
NC (Beaver Dam) |
1936 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mishoe |
6 |
Did I put enough money in the meter? You might should go check.
|
might |
should |
|
Male |
White |
30s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
man to man at lunch |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
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 |
|
Feagin |
766 |
If I could talk to one of the men, I might could tell you how much you’ve got |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
34 |
Unknown |
AL (Unknown) |
AL (Unknown) |
early 1970s |
|
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
260 |
might better
|
might |
better |
|
Male |
White |
70 |
8th grade |
GA (Hawkinsville) |
GA (Hawkinsville) |
1974 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1800 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
74+ |
Illiterate |
NC (New Hope P.O.) |
NC (New Hope P.O.) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
F&B |
1231 |
She is not a victim because she might could have prevented it but did not try. |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
College Student |
Unknown |
NC (Unknown) |
|
|
Written |
1.8 |
|
|
LAMSAS |
1555 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
82 |
Ages 6 to 18; on and off |
MD (Hickory) |
MD (Hickory) |
1939 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAGS |
354 |
Might could.
|
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
65 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
MS (Wicker) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1895 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
75 |
7-8 years |
SC (Chester) |
SC (Chester) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
Verilogue Corpus |
2195 |
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
|
|
Graduate Degree (MD) |
Unknown |
AL |
|
Doctor-Patient |
Spoken |
|
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1736 |
might can |
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
68 |
Until age 16 |
NC (Turkey) |
NC (Turkey) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
Mishoe |
38 |
I might could have done so much better. |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
30s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
female to female |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
544 |
Might should have.
|
might |
should |
|
Male |
White |
24 |
Graduate school (Doctoral student at Emory University at time of interview) |
TN (Chattanooga) |
TN (Chattanooga) |
1978 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
unknown |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
292 |
I might can do it.
|
might |
can |
|
Male |
White |
76 |
4th grade |
GA (Moniac) |
GA (Moniac) |
1972 |
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
Montgomery |
2008 |
If she can't give you the name, she might can tell you where to look. |
might |
can |
|
Female |
White |
55 |
College (Some) |
TN (Jefferson County) |
TN (Knoxville) |
1994 |
Friend |
Spoken |
1.2 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1585 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Female |
White |
71 |
Private tutor |
VA (Aquia Church) |
VA (Aquia Church) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
LAMSAS |
1832 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
60 |
A little |
SC (Hemingway) |
SC (Hemingway) |
1934 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
DARE |
875 |
"might could" = pasttense of "may can" |
might |
could |
|
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Unknown |
KY (central southern) |
|
c1960 |
|
|
|
|
|
Mishoe |
128 |
Look in that TV guide and see if they might will be running a race on Sunday. |
might |
will |
|
Male |
White |
80s |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SC/ NC (Unknown) |
c1990 |
father to daughter |
Spoken |
3.4 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAGS |
386 |
Might just could be.
|
might |
could |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
FL (Tomoka Farms) |
|
subject to fieldworker |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1927 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
60 |
High school |
GA (St. Simons Island) |
GA (St. Simons Island) |
1947 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
DiPaolo |
1344 |
I might would come by. |
might |
would |
|
Male |
Unknown |
unknown |
Unknown |
TX (Leander) |
TX (Austin, on phone) |
1981 |
man to group |
Spoken |
1.0 |
Naturalistic |
|
LAMSAS |
1674 |
might could |
might |
could |
|
Male |
White |
52 |
Until age 18 |
VA (Allum Ridge) |
VA (Allum Ridge) |
1935 |
fieldworker to informant |
Spoken |
|
|
|
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 |